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How the

river runs
hat does a silver-hairedWiscon-
sin snowbird do when he rolls
into town for the winter? Golf?
Go fishing? Oh yaaah, you betcha.
But if said snowbird
/ a ls also happens to
Splay guitar and sing
Like retired science
,, ,, r teacher Ron Harrison
("Mister Harrison to
you," Ron winks), he
picks up gigs at local
C .* bars and restaurants,
.* ~joining the seasonal
cast of characters
SSue entertaining around
here.
WADE "You can tell a lot
COLUMNIST about a place by how
they treat people,"
Ron says. "They've always treated me and
their staff real well at the Myakka River
Oyster Bar [and Seafood Restaurant]. And
they do a great job training them, even
how to be exuberant!" Neither exuber-
ance nor warmth of heart is a problem
for Ron, whose station wagon with the
"ROKNRON" license plate you might have
seen around town.
Ron can also tell a lot about a place
by catching your eye in the crowd at the
Myakka River eatery Friday nights and
tailoring his
song choices to
IF YOU GO your taste. Of
The Myakka River Oyster course, demurs
Bar is located at 121 Playmore Ron, "halfthe
Drive, Venice. For hours of timekIdont
operation and more informa- Imgnowwhnna
tion, call 941-423-9616. mgoplay next. It
play next. It
just pops out"
Still, kids and grandpas have been inspired
to bust some moves together on the patio
when he rocks the Fendermern's version of
"Muleskinner Blues." If they're anything
like Ron's grandkids, they beg him to sing
the tongue-tangling'Auctioneer," too. And
when Ron's feisty wife, Jan, is there, she can
get the crowd egging him on to speed up
that auctioneer patter, yelling, "Faster, Ron!"
Though they may have been well
trained in efficiency and exuberance, the
waterfront restaurant's staff seems to have
natural ability in both. 'Twas the day before
Super Bowl Sunday. "Guess you can tell
where we're from," one Denver fan from
Punta Gorda preened, pointing to his
Broncos sweatshirt. This failed to impress
me because I'm a Pats fan myself and, in
retrospect, we know the ultimate outcome
of the Bowl. And I found indirect support
from our waiter.
"Hey, you stole Manning from us,"
roared Indianapolis native Kevin, who was
unflappably waiting and busing several
tables while chatting with all of us at once.
Kevin is just one example of the pros
who work at the restaurant. His r6sum6
includes top-ranked Indianapolis steak-
house St. Elmo's, where he sous-chefed in
the mid-'90s, as well as a less stellar local
experience before he came to work here.
"I showed up for work there one morning
and couldn't turn the lights or any of the
equipment on 'cause they hadn't paid their
bills." That won't happen here.
Myakka River co-owner Joann Stegenga
and her husband bought the Myakka River
Oyster Bar more than 17 years ago, when
it was the crumbling remains of a 1950s
fishing camp. Now their place has dinner
guests lined up at the wait stand, out the
door, across the front porch, and into the
parking lot, Friday through Sunday.
You might not be lucky enough to meet
the Stegengas on site, but no worries. Joann
has command central at her other home in
Colorado, which allows her to keep her fin-
ger on the pulse of the Myakka River even
if she gets snowbound. No hidden cameras
necessary -just a computer system to
keep track of the stats and activity. With its
expert staff and remote control at Joann's
fingertips, the place runs like a finely tuned
machine. It's come a long way from its
fishing camp roots.
Sue Wade is a local columnist for the
Charlotte Sun. You can recommend
restaurants and/or bars to her by email: Sue.
GleasonWade@cengage.com.

Tourism outlook sunny

Visitor bureau launching variety of events

By GARY ROBERTS
STAFF WRITER
MURDOCK -What a difference a
year makes.
In 2012, due to budget cutbacks, the
Charlotte Harbor Visitor & Convention
Bureau lost its ad agency, public
relations firm and its own offices,
consolidating into cramped quarters
in the County Administration Center.
But last year, with the help of
burgeoning revenues from the tourist
development tax, the bureau and
local tourism turned the corner,

launching a variety of big events.
Next weekend, the county will
welcome 40 teams at the first of two
Florida Youth Soccer Association
tournaments this month at North
Charlotte Regional Park. Then the
county will play host April 13-14 to the
first-ever Charlotte Harbor Super Boat
Grand Prix, expected to draw 80,000
visitors to Manasota Key.
In each case, the bureau was
actively involved in attracting these
crowd-pleasing competitions, pro-
viding site visits to organizers to
check out facilities, hotels and other

Poultry judging at the fair

SUN PHOTO BY SUE PAQUIN

Poultry judging was held Saturday at the Charlotte County Fair. More than 50 students
belonging to the 4-H Club and Future Farmers of America participated in the show. Jenna
Andrews, 13, has been showing chickens for nine years. See morephotos and the remaining
fair schedule on page 14.

potential incentives. And, with more
events now coming in, others are sure
to follow.
"Tourism is the premium economic
driver for the county," said Lorah
Steiner, director of tourism. "About
20 percent of the sales tax collected
comes from tourism."
Indeed, tourist development tax
revenue fuels the region's economic
engine.
Last year, Charlotte County gener-
ated the most TDT revenue since the
TOURISM Ill

County

seeks to

ease sewer

hardship

By GARY ROBERTS
STAFF WRITER

MURDOCK The pleas of Spring
Lake residents have been heard, and
the county is ready to give them what
they want.
No, not the cancellation of the con-
troversial sewer project, a topic that
continues to simmer despite receiving
the go-ahead. Rather, the county is
responding to the call for a financial
hardship program to assist low-income
residents pay for the $17.7 million
project.
At Tuesday's regular meeting, com-
missioners are expected to approve
funding and begin accepting appli-
cations for the program. Successful
applicants would have to reapply each
year for recertifications to qualify.
Similarly, the county also would have
to approve funding for the financial
assistance program annually.
The sewer project is projected to cost
East and West Spring Lake homeown-
ers about $10,000 each over a 20-year
period, to be paid through annual
assessments to an East and West Spring
Lake Wastewater MSBU.
To qualify for the proposed hardship
program, residents who live in the
MSBU area would be allowed a low-
income threshold of no greater than

SEWER 111

Flashing signs should reduce crashes

By BRENDA BARBOSA
STAFF WRITER
PUNTA GORDA For the majority
of drivers, a red street sign shaped
like an octagon with the word "STOP"
on it is a clear warning to halt. That's
why city officials are at a loss as to
why so many motorists crossing
the intersections of Shreve Street at
Marion and Olympia avenues in the
Historic District two locations with
stop signs in clear view fail to stop
for oncoming traffic.
The results have been disastrous.
A recent analysis by staff showed
the total number of crashes at both
intersections jumped 75 percent
in the last two years. In 2011, the
number of accidents totaled eight;

in 2013, there were 14.
"The stop sign is universal," City
Councilwoman Kim Devine said. "I
just can't believe that people don't
stop."
Officials now say a stop sign is not
enough. Wednesday, the City Council
voted unanimously to purchase new,
flashing stop signs to be installed at
each of the intersections at a cost of
roughly $11,200.
"The problem is most of these acci-
dents are very serious," City Engineer
Mark Gering said. "They're not
fender-benders. They're right-angle
(collisions) with both vehicles going
25 to 30 miles per hour."
Gering said all the accidents hap-
pened in the middle of the day, in
bright sunlight, so illumination didn't

appear to be an issue. Also, plants
or bushes that may have obstructed
visibility have been removed.
"The accidents are happening from
all directions," Gering said.
Officials believe the problem may
be that drivers are not familiar with
traffic patterns in the area; both
Marion and Olympia are one-way
streets, and vehicles on those streets
have the right of way. Drivers on
Shreve must come to a complete
stop at both intersections. The one
thing most drivers involved in acci-
dents at either location shared was
an out-of-town license, officials said.
"Many of the accidents that have
happened there have occurred
SIGNS 111

David Kern placed second going against 24 other photographers
in the adult category and took home a cash prize from presi-
dent Don McCormick and executive director Judy Malbuisson
of the Arts & Humanities Council of Charlotte County, which
sponsored the contest.

St. Charles student Jorge Garcia, 14, took third place in the
13-18 age group and received a cash award from president Don
McCormick and executive director Judy Malbuisson of the Arts &
Humanities Council of Charlotte County.

The Mid-County Library held an Awards Reception for the
annual Photo Arts Show sponsored by the Arts & Humanities
Council of Charlotte County. Age groups for the show were 6-12,
13-18 and 19 and up with 41 entries. Here, 14-year-old Jennie
Frizzell, in the 13-18 age group, interacted for over two hours
with this praying mantis before getting this beautiful shot.

In the Arts & Humanities Council of Charlotte County sponsored
photo contest, 10-year-old photographer Blase Bisceglia, who is
home-schooled, took home a blue ribbon for his photo and was
awarded a cash prize from the council's board president, Don
McCormick, and its executive director, Judy Malbuisson.

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Amy Enberg, 10, a home-schooled student, is all smiles as she
receives a cash prize for taking third place in the 6-12 age
group competing against six other young photographers in her
category, from president Don McCormick and executive director
Judy Malbuisson.

Fourteen-year-old twin brothers Frankie and Ricky Pucci, who
attend Community Christian School in Port Charlotte, competed
in the 13-18 age group and can be seen standing under their
photos taken from the shore showing an old, weathered dock
and a cottage on the water.

Left: Frank Welliver
entered the adult
group competition
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of a tan and black
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top of a flower at his
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With Valentine's Day
right around the corner,
many people are looking
for something unique
to give to that special
someone in their life. If
candy and flowers are
too mundane for your
taste and are not what
you are seeking, then
look no further.
The Suncoast
Statesmen, a local chap-
ter of the Barbershop
Harmony Society, will go
anywhere in Charlotte
County and deliver a red
rose, personalized card
and sing several roman-
tic songs from 8 a.m.
until 9 p.m. from Feb. 12
to Feb. 14. The cost for
the service is $40.
Jack Cronkwright, who
has been the coordinator

GETTING IN TOUCH
To schedule a visit from the
Suncoast Statesmen, call Jack
Cronkwright at 941-625-1128.

of the nonprofit group
for the past six years, said
the gift makes a great
surprise and can normal-
ly be arranged within one
hour in most cases.
"We have gone into
doctor's offices, restau-
rants, work places, and
even people's homes
to bring a personal
Valentine's Day greeting
to wives, sweethearts,
mothers, fathers, daugh-
ters, or just a special
friend," he said.
Cronkwright said that
last year the group had
23 requests for its service.
"One year we had 33
to deliver," he added.

"That's the most we've
so far."
Beginning Feb. 12,
chapters of the
Barbershop Harmony
Society will be perform-
ing for people not only
in North America but
worldwide.
"This is not just hap-
pening here in Charlotte
Country," he explained.
"This is taking place all
over the world. We have
four singers a tenor,
lead singer, bass and a
baritone that sing two
to three songs. It's a great
treat."
For the Suncoast
Statesmen, this is their
second-biggest fundrais-
er of the year, according
to Cronkwright. Its first
is the Spring Show at
the Charlotte County
Cultural Center on
March 8 at 7 p.m. when

singers will perform with
other local a cappella
groups.
"We are always look-
ing for new members,
too," Cronkwright said.
"A person doesn't need
singing experience and
it is a wonderful hobby."
Cronkwright said that
the Suncoast Statesmen
meet every Tuesday
from 6:30 p.m. to
9 p.m. at the Burnt Store
Presbyterian Church
located at 11330 Burnt
Store Road.
"Sometimes it can be
a very emotional expe-
rience for people when
we show up and present
the person the rose and
sing a few tunes," he
said. "It makes you feel
good as well."
For more information,
call Cronkwright at
941-625-1128.

Band to perform
The Pain in the Grass
Band will perform a free
concert from 2 p.m. to
4 p.m. Saturday on the
Punta Gorda Historical
Society's historic train
dock, 1009 Taylor Road.
Bring a chair, sit back
and enjoy the music.
The Depot Museum
and Mall will be open.
Refreshments will be
available. For more infor-
mation, call 941-639-6774.

Fundraiser to
benefit veterans
The Veterans Fundraising
Association will have a
Benefit & Poker Run at
10 a.m. Saturday at Tilly's
Tap, 3149 Duncan Road,
Punta Gorda. Registration
will be from 10 a.m. to
11:30 a.m. The first hand
will be $15; the second,
$5. There will be a silent
auction, a 50/50 raffle and
music by Double Dose. The
stops will be at Charlotte's
Webb and Herbs, with the
last stop at Open Road. All
bikes and cars are welcome.
This fundraiser will
benefit Fisher House, an
organization that takes
care of veterans' families
during their time of need.
For more information, call
941-505-0798.

Country band
at Cultural Center
The Cultural Center of
Charlotte County, 2280
Aaron St., Port Charlotte,
will feature BJ Slaughter
and the Country Classics
Band at 6:30 p.m.
Wednesday. This is a full
live show, which includes
several Grand Ole Opry
entertainers. Tickets are
$15 for Cultural Center
members, or $17 for
nonmembers. They may
be purchased at the
Cultural Center box office,
or online at www.the
culturalcenter.com. For
more information, call
941-625-4175, ext. 221.

William Florian
to perform
William Florian, former
lead singer of the famous
'60s group The New
Christy Minstrels, will
perform "Those Were
the Days" from 7 p.m. to
9:30 p.m. Feb. 28 at the
Punta Gorda Isles Civic
Association Clubhouse,
2001 Shreve St. This event
will be an upbeat musical
journey of America's great-
est folk and pop songs
of the '60s, including hit
songs Florian performed
with The New Christy
Minstrels. In addition,
there will be songs from

Peter, Paul & Mary, Pete
Seeger, The Mamas & The
Papas, and others, along
with a special tribute to
John Denver. Admission
is $10 per person. For
more information, call
941-637-1655.

Wildlife Center
seeks greeters,
supplies
The Peace River Wildlife
Center, 3400 Ponce de Leon
Parkway, Punta Gorda,
seeks volunteer greeters
who like to smile and enjoy
interacting with people.
Greeters welcome visitors at
the entrance to the center,
give them a short intro-
duction, and use a counter
to track daily attendance.
Volunteer greeters are
needed from 11 a.m. 4 p.m.
daily.
The center also currently
is experiencing a shortage
of some necessary supplies.
Items needed are: paper
towels; tall kitchen garbage
bags; and large, 55-gallon
contractor bags. Monetary
donations are welcome to
help the center purchase
food and medical supplies
for the wildlife residing
there.
For more information,
call 941-637-3830.

Antique dealers
at market
The Farmers Market
will play host to various
antique dealers from 9 a.m.
to 2 p.m. Sunday at the
History Park, 501 Shreve
St., Punta Gorda. In addi-
tion to the regular vendors,
antique dealers will be
on-site. Enjoy the music of
the Fiddle Crabs while you
shop. For more informa-
tion, call 941-380-6814.

Elks to hold
fundraiser
The Punta Gorda
Elks Lodge will present
Memories & Dreams
VIII at 7 p.m. today and
Saturday in the theater
of the Cultural Center of
Charlotte County, 2280
Aaron St., Port Charlotte.
All proceeds will benefit
the Florida Elks Children's
Therapy Service, which
provides physical therapy
and occupational therapy
to Florida children who
do not have access to
these services. These
services are provided in
the patient's home at no
cost to the families.
Tickets cost $13 and
are available at the Punta
Gorda Elks Lodge and
the Cultural Center box
office. For more infor-
mation, call Bob Hahn at
941-661-1775.

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Always remembered
Charlotte County has dedicated a stretch of Veterans
Boulevard in Port Charlotte to Sgt. Mike Wilson. The
Charlotte County Sheriff's Office deputy was killed
Aug. 5 while responding to a domestic disturbance call
at the Lakes of Tuscana Apartments, near where a sign
is now posted in his honor. Wilson's wife, Joanne, and
children, Brandon, Tyler and Emily, gathered with county
officials and CCSO members for the dedication Wednesday,
which marked six months since the tragedy.

Richard C. Day
Richard C. Day, 77,
passed away Monday,
Feb. 3, 2014, in Port
Charlotte, Fla.
He was born June 25,
1936, in West Palm Beach,
Fla., and moved to Punta
Gorda, Fla., in 1938.
Richard is survived
by his daughters, Susan
DayWells and Holly
Day Smith; grandsons,
Dalton Smith and Hunter
Wells; great-grandson,
Levi Smith; many nieces
and nephews; along with
special cousins, Gary Day,
Ros Day, Warner Day, Jerry
McLendon, Lucia Ann
Ridlehoover and many
others. He was preceded
in death by his wife, Ruth
Kidd Day; parents, George
and Grace Day; sister, Billy
Jean Bourgeault; brother,
George J. Day; and grand-
son, Jared Ross Nieberg.
A celebration of
Richard's life will be
held at 1 p.m. Saturday,
Feb. 8, 2014, at Charlotte
Memorial Funeral Home
and Cemetery, 9400 Indian
Springs Cemetery Road,
Punta Gorda. Following
the service, his cremated
remains will be carried
on horseback to their
final resting place next to
his loving wife at Indian
Springs Cemetery. Friends
and family then will return
to Charlotte Memorial for
food, fellowship and fun.
In lieu of flowers, the
family asks that donations
be made to: Tidewell
Hospice, 1158Veronica St.,
Port Charlotte, FL 33952;
Charlotte County Cows n'
Plows, 30275 Beech Road,
Punta Gorda, FL 33982; or
Charlotte Senior FFA, 1250
Cooper St., Punta Gorda,
FL 33950.
Arrangements are
by Charlotte Memorial
Funeral Home, Cemetery
and Crematory.

... home.
",2 .;:. He was born
Jan. 31,1925,
in Berlin, N.H.,
the son of William and
Elizabeth Marcou.
Harold served in the
U.S. Navy duringWorld
War II, on board the USS
Santee CVE29, where he
was injured twice. He
was a retired retail Sales
Manager fromWT. Grant,
and moved to this area

in December 1985 from
HopeValley R.I. Harold
was the Assistant Chaplain
of National Association
of Police Chiefs, Chaplain
for Florida National
Cemetery, Chaplain for the
Charlotte CountyVeterans
Council, a member of the
Kentucky Colonels, and
a Life Member with the
AMVETS, the American
Legion, the DAV, the
VFW the Florida Sheriffs
Association, the U.S. Naval
Institute, the Tailhooker
Association (Carriers with
the U.S. Navy), and the Non
Commissioned Officers
Association. He was very
active in the Veteran
community, including min-
istering to their needs and
making visits to Veterans in
nursing homes or hospitals.
Harold will be missed
by his wife of 67 years,
Evelyn; daughter, Melissa
Alexander ofWestVirginia;
brother, Daniel Marcou
of New Hampshire; sister,
Margaret Dalphonse of
New Hampshire; grand-
son, Ryan Alexander; and
numerous nieces and
nephews, including nieces,
Maureen Strange of Port
Charlotte, Fla., and Lisa
Dodge of Epping, N.H.
A funeral Mass will be
held at 10 a.m. Monday,
Feb. 10, 2014, at San
Antonio Catholic Church,
with Father Brian Finnerty
officiating. Burial will
follow at 2 p.m. at Florida
National Cemetery. To
express condolences to the
family, please visit www.
Ltaylorfuneral.com and
sign the online guest book.
Arrangements are by
Larry Taylor Funeral and
Cremation Services.

Arnold E.
SchanerJr.
Arnold E. "Skip" Schaner
Jr., 84, passed away
Saturday Feb. 1, 2014.
Skip and his wife Shirley
retired to Port Charlotte,
Fla., in 1986, and were
High School Sweethearts
since the ninth grade.
He leaves behind his
beloved wife of 64 years,
Shirley. Skip was the
father of Patricia A. Rusoff
and Michael T. "Mickey"
Schaner; grandfather
to Deborah M. O'Brien,
Robert J. Rusoff Jr. and Jesse
C. (Carleen) Rusoff; and
great-grandfather to Kristin,
Brooke, William and
Christopher Rusoff, and
Daniel and Bridget O'Brien;
and also is survived by a
grand-dog, Sushi.

Walter R. Schlicht
Mr. Walter R. Schlicht,
82, of Punta Gorda, Fla.,
and Pittsburg, N.H., passed
away Monday,
S Feb. 3,2014,
,,: .-.;:. at his home in
Florida, after a
long period of
failing health.
He was born May 30,
1931, in Union City, N.J.,
the only child of Walter
M. and Matilda A. (nee
Luhmann) Schlicht.
He served with honor
in both the U.S. Marine
Corps and the Air Force.
Walter leaves behind his
sister-in-law, Lois Gebhardt
of Charlottesville, Va. He
was preceded in death by
his beloved wife, Margaret,
in 2013; and his parents.
Calling hours will be
from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m.
Saturday Feb. 8,2014, at
Jenkins & Newman Funeral
Home in Colebrook, N.H.
Locally, the family will
receive friends at 11 a.m.
Wednesday Feb. 12,2014,
at Faith Lutheran Church in
Punta Gorda, followed by a
funeral service with the Rev.
Dana Narring officiating.
An interment service with
military honors will take
place later in the spring at

Pittsburg Hollow Cemetery
in New Hampshire.
Expressions of sympathy
in memory of Mr. Schlicht
may be sent to Faith
Lutheran Church, 4005
Palm Drive, Punta Gorda,
FL 33950. Condolences
maybe offered to the

Nancy Jean Albertson
The "Queen" Angel has gone to Heaven. While
her time here was short, December 6,1949 to

-the time she gave us. Nancy proudly
Lived in Charlotte County for 45 years
alongside the love of her life, Reece.
S Nancy was best known for her
S family values and her commitment to
her husband, daughters and grand-
daughters. She will be remembered
for her attention to detail and making
everything she did so unique and
over-the-top. Nancy was the definition of a classy,
glamorous lady. With an amazing sense of humor
and a personality that was truly bigger than life,
she made everyone around her feel so special. Her
strong will and determination was admired by
all. Nancy certainly accomplished anything and
everything she set her mind to. To know Nancy, was
to love Nancy... for sure!
With accomplishments and achievements too nu-
merous to mention, Nancy's career as an Executive
Assistant began at General Development where
she spent 18 years before moving on to United
Telephone (Sprint), where she retired after 15 years
of service. Her dedication and strong work ethic
will be part of her legacy. Although she enjoyed her
work family, she truly enjoyed retirement with her
husband, children, and grandchildren.
Nancy is survived by her husband Maurice
Albertson (Reece) of 40 years, whom she loved so
dearly- Not "The" Boss of her. She is also survived
by two daughters, Lori Albertson Smith "The"
First Born (Larry Smith), Kristen Albertson -
'The" Favorite, two granddaughters, Courtney
Peterson "The" Princess and Blayklee Peterson
- "The" Shining Star, two furry, four-legged boys,
Baylee and Bo. She is also survived by two brothers,
Thomas Galbraith (Penny Galbraith) and Donald
Deeder (Patricia Deeder) along with countless other
family members she loved so dearly.
Celebration of Life Memorial will be held Saturday
February 8, 2014 at 11:30am at Kays-Ponger &
Uselton 2405 Harbor Blvd. Port Charlotte, Fl 33952.
In lieu of flowers, Nancy requested donations
be made to the following in her honor: Charlotte
County Public Schools, Honor Chorus, 1445
EducationWay Port Charlotte, FL 33948 (Attn: Ellen
Harvey); or Animal Welfare League of Charlotte
County, 3519 Drance St., Port Charlotte, FL 33980.

Betty Jane Coolley Smith
Betty Jane Coolley Smith, 88, of Englewood, Fla.,
passed awayWednesday, Feb. 5, 2014, at Blake
Medical Center in Bradenton, Fla.
She was born Feb. 18, 1925, in
Indianapolis, Ind., to John and
Carolyn (nee Burgett) Coolley.
Betty was educated in Charleston,
Ill., at the Eastern Illinois Teacher's
College High School and the
University of Illinois, where she
participated in drama, speech
contests and numerous other social
and educational pursuits. She married Jack B. Smith
of Champaign, Ill., on June 28, 1946.
Betty began her career in the Office of the Circuit
Clerk, Probate Division; she was elected as the Clerk
of the Circuit Court of Champaign County, Ill., and
served two terms. While Circuit Clerk, she served as
Secretary, Vice President and President of the Illinois
Association of Court Clerks. She was active in the
Association of Court Managers. Upon retirement,
Betty and Jack built a home in Englewood, at Oyster
Creek Golf and Country Club, and moved there
in 1991, where she continued her many commu-
nity activities. She was a member of Community
Presbyterian Church in Englewood.
Betty is survived by her children, Jack (Janice)
Smith of Edison, N.J., Judith (Tom) Clarke of
Riverside, Calif., and Travers City, Mich., James
(Karen) Smith of Florida, Janet S. Wells of Savoy, Ill1.,
and Julia Anne Smith; six grandchildren; and three
great-grandchildren. She was preceded in death by
her husband; and her daughter, Jane Waldbillig.
A Memorial Service will be held at a later date. In
lieu of flowers, the family requests memorial con-
tributions c/oWill Coolley, PO. Box 203, Brocton, IL
61917, to assist in the maintenance of Fairfield Chapel
in Newman, Ill. You may share a memory or express
condolences to the family at www.englewoodffih.
com.
Arrangements are by Englewood Community
Funeral Home with Private Crematory.

family online by going to
www.jenkinsnewman.com.
Arrangements are
by Jenkins & Newman
Funeral Home, Colebrook.

ENGLEWOOD

June Huffman

June Huffman, 94,
of Marion, Ind., and
formerly of Englewood,
Fla., died Sunday, Feb. 2,
2014, in her residence in
Marion. Arrangements
are by Needham-Storey-
Wampner Funeral Service,
Marion.

NORTH PORT

Virginia
Docter Ritson
Virginia Docter Ritson,
92, passed away peace-
fully Saturday, Feb. 1,
2014.
She was
Ss. a longtime
S e resident of
Sarasota,
Fla. Her
smile and
sense of
humor will
be missed. Virginia lived
her life as a Christian lay

Jack Pittard Gilbert
Jack Pittard Gilbert, age 88, passed away Tuesday,
February 4, 2014 at home in Punta Gorda, Florida.
He is survived by his loving and devoted wife Mary
Humphrey Gilbert of 10 years. They joy-
ously melded their families, researched ge-
',, i-'.. nealogy and enjoyed their grandchildren.
Surviving children are Gary (Margaret)
of Fairfax, VT, and Carol (Eugene
Laskowski) of Bristol, WI by June Cole Gilbert (d).
Our extended family now counts Hal (Caroline),
Richard Crownover, and Catherine Crownover Elvy.
He proudly looked forward to the future of his 8
grandchildren and 4 great-grandchildren and linking
us with over a thousand ancestors to Giles Gilbert
(1535-1597), Bridgewater, Somerset, England.
Born November 8,1925 to Joseph Warren and
Bettie Pittard Gilbert, he grew up in Grifton, NC with
his brothers William Parker Gilbert (d) and Samuel
Joseph Gilbert ofAbsecon, NJ. He is aWWII veteran
in the Navy service as Pharmacist's Mate Armed
Services Hospital Staten Island, NY and First Marine
Division in Guam. His was an analytical chemist
working in the pharmaceutical industry and had a BS
fromWagner College on SI, NY He served profession-
ally as Chair of the Staten Island and the NewYork
State sections of the American Chemical Society and
was a Fellow of the American Institute of Chemists.
He retired from Merck Research Laboratory, Rahway,
NJ as senior research group leader.
Jack's community service was notable. He was
Master of Tompkins Lodge F&AM (471), Commander
of the Staten Island Masonic War Veterans and a re-
gional board member of The Salvation Army. He was
an Elder and Deacon of the Dutch Reformed Church
of America, and Scout Master. In Florida he assisted
with the adult education and studied American Sign
Language.
Jack was the family photographer and the neigh-
borhood friend who willingly helped so many. He will
be missed and remembered.
In Lieu of flowers the family would appreciate
donations be made to Tidewell Hospice Philanthropy
Department.
Family will receive friends and neighbors on
Monday, February 10, 2014 from 1-3 PM with Masonic
Rites at 2:30 PM at Charlotte Memorial Funeral Home
Chapel, 9400 Indian Springs Cemetery Rd, Punta
Gorda, FL. Final Rest and Military Honors will be
conducted at Sarasota National Cemetery, Sarasota, FL
at 2:30 PM on Tuesday, February 11,2014.
Arrangements by Charlotte Memorial Funeral
Home, Crematory and Cemetery.

Geraldine Jane Taylor
Geraldine Jane "Geri" Taylor, 74, of Port Charlotte,
Fla., and New Lothrop, Mich., died Sunday, Feb. 2,
2014, at Fawcett Memorial Hospital in Port Charlotte.
She was born Aug. 1,1939, in Flint,
Mich., and has been wintering in Port
Charlotte for 25 years.
Dan and Geri were avid travelers,
and members of the Michigan Knights
of the Highway, the Family Motor
Coach Association, Trinity United
Methodist Church in Chesaning,
Mich., and Gulf Cove United Methodist
Church in Port Charlotte. Geri was famous for her
pies and loved to shop. She enjoyed knittingVictorian
Beaded Purses.
Geri is survived by her loving husband, Daniel
A. Taylor of New Lothrop; three sons, Jeffrey A.
(Brenda) Taylor of Port Charlotte, Douglas Scott
(Janelle) Taylor of New Lothrop, and Scott Daniel
(special friend, Aimee) Taylor of Conyers, Ga.; a
daughter, Sue Ann (Daniel) Bishop of St. Charles,
Mich.; and nine grandchildren, Taylor, Terry and
Travis Bishop, and Zachery, Isaiah, Noah, Savannah
and Faith Taylor, all of Michigan, and Heather
Taylor of Georgia.
There will be a visitation from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m.
Monday, Feb. 10, 2014, at Roberson Funeral Home &
Crematory, Port Charlotte Chapel. Funeral services,
with visitation, will be held at 11 a.m. Tuesday,
Feb. 11, 2014, at Gulf Cove United Methodist Church,
1100 S. McCall Road, Port Charlotte, FL 33981.
Memorial services will be held at a later date in
Michigan. Friends may visit www.robersonffi.com to
sign the memory book and extend condolences to
the family.
Arrangements are by Roberson Funeral Home &
Crematory, Port Charlotte Chapel.

minister, an artist and a
lover of fashion.
Virginia is survived by
her only daughter, Tena
Docter; son-in-law, Allain
Hale; and her brother,
Aaron Lee (Nancy)
Morris.
A memorial will be
planned for a future
date. Her passing was
made easier by the com-
fort and care of Tidewell
Hospice. For online
condolences, please visit
www.mckeenorthport.
com.

PRAIRIE CREEK PARK
Property Owners Association is
requesting bids for the mowing
and maintenance of the park
roadsides and greenbelts. Inter-
ested
contractors should contact Star
at 941-575-6764 or s.danko@
starhospitalitymanagement.com for
more info & a Request for Pro-
posal packet. Proposals will be
due no later than March 4,
2014.

NOTICE OF ACTION
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IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF
THE TWENTIETH JUDICIAL
CIRCUIT IN AND FOR CHAR-
LOTTE COUNTY, FLORIDA
CASE NO.: 12-490-CA
ALEKSEY VIKTOROV and
AMERICOOL, INC.,
Plaintiffs,
v.
MALAIKA WINT,
Defendant.
NOTICE OF ACTION
STATE OF FLORIDA
TO: MALAIKA WINT
21 Academy Avenue
Providenciales,
Turks & Caicos TKCA 122
IS HEREBY NOTIFIED that an
action has been instituted against
you in the Circuit Court of the
Twentieth Judicial Circuit in and
for Charlotte County, Florida
styled Aleksey Viktorov and
Americool Inc. v. Malaika
Wint to stay enforcement of for-
eign judgment.
You are required to file your
answer with the Clerk of this
Court and to serve thereon on
Plaintiff's counsel, Glenn N.
Siegel, P.A., 17825 Murdock Cir-
cle, Suite A, Port Charlotte, Flori-
da 33948 (Service E-Mail:
kim@glennsiegellaw.com and
gsiegel@glennsiegellaw.com) on
or before February 26, 2014. If
you fail to do so, a default will
be entered against for the
relief demanded in the Com-
plaint.
Dated this 21st day of January,
2014.
BARBARA T. SCOTT, CLERK
As Clerk of the Court
By: C.L.G.
As Deputy Clerk
Publish: 1/24/14, 1/31/14
2/7/14 and 2/14/14
340821 2992795
IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF
THE TWENTIETH JUDICIAL
CIRCUIT
IN AND FOR CHARLOTTE
COUNTY, FLORIDA
CIVIL ACTION
CASE NO.:
08-2013-CA-003697
DIVISION:
JPMORGAN CHASE BANK,
NATIONAL ASSOCIATION,
Plaintiff,
vs.
FLORIDA FIRST ESCROW
COMPANY, AS TRUSTEE
UNDER THE PROVISIONS OF
A TRUST AGREEMENT DATED
THE 1ST DAY OF JANUARY,
2002, KNOWN AS THE AMER-
ICAN CHARITABLE 21298
TRUST,
et al,
Defendant(s).
NOTICE OF ACTION
To:
THE UNKNOWN BENEFICIA-
RIES OF THE AMERICAN
CHARITABLE 21298 TRUST
Last Known Address: Unknown
Current Address: Unknown
ANY AND ALL UNKNOWN
PARTIES CLAIMING BY,
THROUGH,UNDER, AND
AGAINST THE HEREIN NAMED
INDIVIDUAL DEFENDANTS)
WHO ARE NOT KNOWN TO
BE DEAD OR ALIVE,
WHETHER SAID UNKNOWN
PARTIES MAY CLAIM AN
INTEREST AS SPOUSES,
HEIRS, DEVISEES,
GRANTEES, OR OTHER
CLAIMANTS
Last Known Address: Unknown
Current Address: Unknown
YOU ARE NOTIFIED that an
action to foreclose a mortgage
on the following property in Char-
lotte County, Florida:
LOT 7, BLOCK 2807, PORT
CHARLOTTE SUBDIVISION,
SECTION 45, A SUBDIVI-
SION, ACCORDING TO THE
PLAT THEREOF, AS
RECORDED IN PLAT BOOK
5, PAGES 56A THROUGH
56E, INCLUSIVE, OF THE
PUBLIC RECORDS OF
CHARLOTTE COUNTY,
FLORIDA.
A/K/A 21298 AUSTIN AVE,
PORT CHARLOTTE, FL
33952
has been filed against you and
you are required to serve a copy
of your written defenses within 30
days after the first publication, if
any, on Albertelli Law, Plaintiff's
attorney, whose address is P.O.

I NOTICE OF ACTION
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Box 23028, Tampa, FL 33623,
and file the original with this Court
either before service on Plaintiff's
attorney, or immediately there-
after; otherwise, a default will be
entered against you for the relief
demanded in the Complaint or
petition.
This notice shall be published
once a week for two consecutive
weeks in the Charlotte Sun-Her-
ald.
WITNESS my hand and the seal of
this court on this 31st day of Jan-
uary, 2014.
Clerk of the Circuit Court
By: C.L.G.
Deputy Clerk
**See the Americans
with Disabilities Act
If you are a person with a disabili-
ty who needs any accommoda-
tion in order to participate in a
court proceeding, you are enti-
tled, at no cost to you, to the pro-
vision of certain assistance.
Please contact the Administrative
Services Manager, whose office
is located at 350 E. Marion Ave.,
Punta Gorda, FL 33950 and
whose telephone number is
(941)637-2281, within two (2)
working days of receipt of this
notice; if you are hearing or voice
impaired, call 1-800-955-8771.
To file response please contact
Charlotte County Clerk of Court,
350 E. Marion Street, Punta
Gorda, FL 33651-1687, Tel:
(941) 637-2238; Fax: (941) 637-
2216.
Publish: February 7 and 14, 2014
272484 2998776
IN THE CIRCUIT COURTOF THE
TWENTIETH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT,
IN AND FOR
CHARLOTTE COUNTY, FLORIDA
Case No.: 14-0161-CA
Division:
MARIO ADALBERTO AMAYA,
Petitioner
and
MELBA PATRICIA AMAYA,
Respondent.
NOTICE OF ACTION FOR
DISSOLUTION OF MARRIAGE
(NO CHILD OR
FINANCIAL SUPPORT)
TO: MELBA PATRICIA AMAYA
Address Unknown
YOU ARE NOTIFIED that an
action for dissolution of marriage
has been filed against you and
that you are required to serve a
copy of your written defenses, if
any, to it on MARIO ADALBERTO
AMAYA whose address is 22232
MIDWAY BLVD, PORT CHAR-
LOTTE, FL 33952 on or before
2/28/2014, and file the original
with the clerk of this Court at 350
E MARION AVE, PUNTA GORDA,
FL 33950, before service on Peti-
tioner or immediately thereafter.
If you fail to do so, a default
may be entered against you
for the relief demanded in the
petition.
The action is asking the court to
decide how the following real or
personal property should be divid-
ed: NONE
Copies of all court docu-
ments in this case, including
orders, are available at the
Clerk of the Circuit Court's
office. You may review these
documents upon request.
You must keep the Clerk of
the Circuit Court's office noti-
fied of your current address.
(You may file Notice of Cur-
rent Address, Florida
Supreme Court Approved
Family Law Form 12.915.)
Future papers in this lawsuit
will be mailed to the address
on record at the clerk's office.
WARNING: Rule 12.285,
Florida Family Law Rules of
Procedure, requires certain
automatic disclosure of docu-
ments and information. Fail-
ure to comply can result in
sanctions, including dismissal
or striking of pleadings.
Dated: January 24, 2014
CLERK OF THE CIRCUIT COURT
By: C.L.G.
Deputy Clerk
I, CARMEN A LUCIANO, a non-
lawyer, located at 3769C TAMIA-
Ml TRAIL, PORT CHARLOTTE,
FLORIDA, 941-625-3300, helped
MARIO ADALBERTO AMAYA who
is the petitioner, fill out this form.
Publish: 1/31/14, 2/7/14
2/14/14, 2/21/14
339038 2996418

I NOTICE OF
I FORECLOSURE I

IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE
TWENTIETH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT
IN AND FOR
CHARLOTTE COUNTY, FLORIDA
CIVIL DIVISION
CASE NO. 2009-CA-003660
Division No.
Section.
THE BANK OF NEW YORK MEL-
LON F/K/A THE BANK OF NEW
YORK, AS TRUSTEE FOR THE
CERTIFICATEHOLDERS CWBS,
INC., CHL MORTGAGE PASS-
THROUGH TRUST 2006-OA5
MORTGAGE PASS-THROUGH
CERTIFICATES, SERIES 2006-
OA5
Plaintiff(s),
vs.
MIMOSE M. BRUTUS, et al.,
Defendant(s)
NOTICE OF SALE
PURSUANT TO CHAPTER 45
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN pur-

suant to an Order or Final Judg-
ment of Foreclosure dated Feb.
24, 2014, and entered in Case
No. 2009-CA-003660 of the Cir-
cuit Court of the 20TH Judicial
Circuit in and for CHARLOTTE
County, Florida, wherein THE
BANK OF NEW YORK MELLON
F/K/A THE BANK OF NEW YORK,
AS TRUSTEE FOR THE CERTIFI-
CATEHOLDERS CWBS, INC., CHL
MORTGAGE PASS-THROUGH
TRUST 2006-OA5 MORTGAGE
PASS-THROUGH CERTIFICATES,
SERIES 2006-OA5 is the Plaintiff

I NOTICE OF
I FORECLOSURE
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and MIMOSE M. BRUTUS; JEAN
REMAIN BRUTUS, JANE DOE
N/K/A PHYLLIS CUMMINGS AND
JOHN DOE N/K/A MARK CUM-
MINGS are the Defendants, I will
sell to the highest and best bidder
for cash www.charlotte.realfore-
close.com, the Clerk's website
for on-line auctions, at 11:00
A.M. on the 3 day of March,
2014, the following described
property as set forth in said Order
of Final Judgment, to wit:
LOT 6, BLOCK 1289, PORT
CHARLOTTE SUBDIVISION,
SECTION 13, ACCORDING TO
THE PLAT THEREOF AS
RECORDED IN PLAT BOOK 5,
PAGES 2A TO 2G INCLUSIVE,
IN THE PUBLIC RECORDS OF
CHARLOTTE COUNTY, FLORI-
DA.
and commonly known as:
23178 RYE AVE. PORT CHAR
LOTTE. FL 33980
IF YOU ARE A PERSON CLAIMING
A RIGHT TO FUNDS REMAINING
AFTER THE SALE, YOU MUST
FILE A CLAIM WITH THE CLERK
OF COURT NO LATER THAN 60
DAYS AFTER THE SALE. IF YOU
FAIL TO FILE A CLAIM, YOU WILL
NOT BE ENTITLED TO ANY
REMAINING FUNDS. AFTER 60
DAYS, ONLY THE OWNER OF
RECORD AS OF THE DATE OF
THE LIS PENDENS MAY CLAIM
THE SURPLUS.
DATED at CHARLOTTE County,
Florida, this 29 day of January,
2014.
BARBARA T. SCOTT, Clerk
CHARLOTTE County, Florida
By: J. Miles
Deputy Clerk
"In accordance with the Ameri-
cans With Disabilities Act, per-
sons in need of a special accom-
modation to participate in this
proceeding shall, within seven (7)
days prior to any proceeding,
contact the Administrative Office
of the Court, CHARLOTTE County,
350 EAST MARION AVENUE,
PUNTA GORDA FL 33950-, Coun-
ty Phone: 941-637-2113 TDD 1-
800-955-8771 or 1-800-955-
8770 via Florida Relay Service".
"Apre ako ki fet avek Americans
With Disabilies Act, tout moun kin
ginyin yun bezwen spesiyal pou
akomodasiyon pou yo patisipe
nan program sa-a dwe, nan yun
tan rezonab an ninpot aranjman
kapab fet, yo dwe kontakte
Administrative Office Of The
Court i nan nimero, CHARLOTTE
County, 350 EAST MARION
AVENUE, PUNTA GORDA FL
33950-, County Phone: 941-637-
2113 TDD 1-800-955-8771
oubyen 1-800-955-8770 i pasan
pa Florida Relay Service."
"En accordance avec la Loi des
"Americans With Disabilities". Les
Personnes en besoin d'une acco-
modation special pour participer
a ces procedures doivent, dans
un temps raisonable, avante d'en-
treprendre aucune autre
demarche, contacter I'office
administrative de la Court situe
au, CHARLOTTE County, 350
EAST MARION AVENUE, PUNTA
GORDA FL 33950, County
Phone: 941-637-2113 TDD 1-
800-955-8771 ou 1-800-955-
8770 Via Florida Relay Service."
"De acuerdo con el Acto o Decre-
to de los Americanos con Impedi-
mentos, Inhabilitados, personas
en necesidad del servicio espe-
cial para participar en este pro-
cedimiento debran, dentro de un
tiempo razonable, antes de
cualquier procedimiento ponerse
en contact con la oficina Admin-
istrativa de la Corte, CHARLOTTE
County, 350 EAST MARION
AVENUE, PUNTA GORDA FL
33590-, County Phone: 941-637-
2113 TDD 1-800-955-8770 o 1-
800-955-8771 Via Florida Relay
Service".
Publish: February 7 and 14, 2014
109440 2999550
IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE
TWENTIETH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT,
IN AND FOR
CHARLOTTE COUNTY, FLORIDA.
CASE No. 10004961CA
FANNIE MAE
("FEDERAL NATIONAL
MORTGAGE ASSOCIATION"),
PLAINTIFF,
VS.
MICHELLE HALLEY, ET AL.
DEFENDANTSS.
NOTICE OF
FORECLOSURE SALE
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN pur-
suant to the Final Judgment of
Foreclosure dated in the above
action, I will sell to the highest bid-
der for cash at Charlotte, Florida,
on Feb. 28. 2014, at 11:00 AM,
at WWW.CHARLOTTE.REALFORE-
CLOSE.COM for the following
described property:
Lot 3, Block 351, Punta
Gorda Isles, Section 16,
according to the plat thereof,
as recorded in Plat Book 8,
Pages 27A through 270, of
the Public Records of Char-
lotte County, Florida.
Any person claiming an interest
in the surplus from the sale, if
any, other than the property
owner as of the date of the lis
pendens must file a claim within
sixty (60) days after the sale. The
Court, in its discretion, may
enlarge the time of the sale.
Notice of the changed time of
sale shall be published as provid-
ed herein.

DATED: 1/28/14
By: J. Miles
Deputy Clerk
If you are a person with a dis-
ability who needs any accom-
modation in order to partici-
pate in this proceeding, you
are entitled, at no cost to you,
to the provision of certain
assistance. Please contact
Lee County, James Sullivan,
ADA Coordinator at 239-533-
1700, fax 239-533-1733 or
at jsullivan@ca.cjis20.org,
To view today's legal notices
and more visit,
www.floridapublicnotices.com

I NOTICE OF
I FORECLOSURE
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Lee County Justice Center,
1700 Monroe Street, Ft.
Myers, FL 33901 at least 7
days before your scheduled
court appearance, or immedi-
ately upon receiving this noti-
fication if the time before the
scheduled appearance is less
than 7 days; if you are hear-
ing or voice impaired, call
711.
Publish: February 7 & 14, 2014
295673 2999581

IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE
TWENTIETH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT
IN AND FOR
CHARLOTTE COUNTY, FLORIDA
CASE NO. 08-2011-CA-003009
WELLS FARGO BANK, N.A.
Plaintiff,
V.
THE UNKNOWN HEIRS,
GRANTEES, DIVISEES, LIENORS,
TRUSTEES, AND CREDITORS OF
ROBERT B. BAKER A/K/A
ROBERT BRIGHAM BAKER F/K/A
ROBERT HOAR A/K/A ROBERT
BRIGHAM HOAR,DECEASED, THE
UNKNOWN HEIRS, GRANTEES,
DIVISEES, LIENORS,TRUSTEES,
AND CREDITORS OF DOROTHY
W. BAKER F/K/A DOROTHY
HOARDECEASED; GARY LEE
BAKER, KENNETH CHARLES
BAKER, UNKNOWN SPOUSE OF
KENNETH CHARLES BAKER,
UNKNOWN TENANT 1,
UNKNOWN TENANT 2, AND ALL
UNKNOWN PARTIES CLAIMING
BY, THROUGH, UNDER OR
AGAINST THE ABOVE NAMED
DEFENDANTSS, WHO (IS/ARE)
NOT KNOWN TO BE DEAD OR
ALIVE, WHETHER SAID
UNKNOWN PARTIES CLAIM AS
HEIRS, DIVISEES, GRANTEES,
ASSIGNEES, LIENORS, CREDI-
TORS, TRUSTEES, SPOUSES,
OR OTHER CLAIMANTS, UNITED
STATES OF AMERICA DEPART-
MENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN
DEVELOPMENT
Defendants.
NOTICE OF SALE
Notice is hereby given that, pur-
suant to the Summary Final Judg-
ment of Foreclosure entered on
November 18, 2013, in the Cir-
cuit Court of Charlotte County,
Florida, the clerk shall sell the
property situated in Charlotte
County, Florida, described as:
BEGINNING AT THE INTER-
SECTION OF THE EAST SIDE
OF ELIZABETH STREET AND
THE SOUTHWEST SIDE OF
TAYLOR STREET, THENCE
SOUTHEASTERLY ALONG THE-
SOUTHWEST SIDE OF TAYLOR
STREET 145 FEET TO AN
IRON PIPE; THENCE LEAVING
THE LINE OF TAYLOR STREET
RUNNING SOUTHWESTERLY
133 FEET AND 8 INCHES TO
AN IRON PIPE WHICH IS AT A
POINT 199 FEET FROM THE
INTERSECTION OF ELIZABETH
AND TAYLOR STREETS AS
ABOVE MENTIONED; THENCE
NORTHERLY ALONG THE
EASTERLY BOUNDARY OF
ELIZABETH STREET 199 FEET
TO THE POINT OF BEGINNING,
LESS THAT PART THEREOF
CONVEYED STATE OF FLORI-
DA FOR RIGHT OF WAY AND
ALL BEING LOCATED IN
BLOCK 107, CITY OF PUNTA
GORDA CHARLOTTE COUNTY,
FLORIDA AS PER RECORDED
PLAT
a/k/a 1231 TAYLOR ST.,
PUNTA GORDA, FL 33950-
6036
at public sale, to the highest and
best bidder, for cash, at
www.charlotte.realforeclose.com
, on March 17. 2014, beginning
at 11:00 a.m.
If you are a person claiming a
right to funds remaining after the
sale, you must file a claim with
the clerk no later than 60 days
after sale. If you fail to file a claim
you will not be entitled to any
remaining funds.
Dated this 21 day of November,
2013.
Barbara T. Scott
Clerk of the Circuit Court
By: Kristv P.
Deputy Clerk
If you are a person with a dis-
ability who needs any accom-
modation in order to partici-
pate in this proceeding, you
are entitled, at no cost to you,
to the provision of certain
assistance. Please contact
Jon Embury, Administrative
Services Manager, whose
office is located at 350 E.
Marion Avenue, Punta Gorda,
Florida 33950, and whose
telephone number is (941)
637-2110, at least 7 days
before your scheduled court
appearance, or immediately
upon receiving this notifica-
tion if the time before the
scheduled court appearance
is less than 7 days; if you are
hearing or voce impaired, call
711.
Publish: 1/31/14 and 2/6/14
146641 2993863
IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF
THE TWENTIETH JUDICIAL
CIRCUIT
IN AND FOR CHARLO-TE
COUNTY, FLORIDA
CIVIL ACTION
CASE NO.:
08-2012-CA-000152
DIVISION:
NATIONSTAR MORTGAGE.
LLC,
Plaintiff,
vs.

ANA MACALL, et al,
Defendant(s).
NOTICE OF SALE
PURSUANT TO CHAPTER 45
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN Pur
suant to a Final Judgment of Fore-
closure dated Jan. 24, 2014, and
entered in Case No. 08-2012-CA-
000152 of the Circuit Court of
the Twentieth Judicial Circuit in
and for Charlotte County, Florida
in which Nationstar Mortgage,
LLC, is the Plaintiff and Ana
Macall, Mortgage Electronic Reg-
istration Systems, Inc., as nomi-

I NOTICE OF
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nee for Lehman Brothers, Bank,
FSB. Section 23, Property
Owner's Association, Inc., are
defendants, the Charlotte County
Clerk of the Circuit Court will sell
to the highest and best bidder for
cash in/on at www.charlotte.real-
foreclose.corn, Charlotte County,
Florida at 11:00 AM on the 26
day of February, 2014, the fol-
lowing described property as set
forth in said Final Judgment of
Foreclosure:
LOT 2, BLOCK 700, PUNTA
GORDA ISLES, SECTION 23,
ACCORDING TO THE PLAT
THEREOF, AS RECORDED IN
PLAT BOOK 12, PAGES 2A
THROUGH 2Z41, OF THE PUB-
LIC RECORDS OF CHARLOTTE
COUNTY, FLORIDA.
A/K/A 1558 CAPRICORN
BLVD, PUNTA GORDA, FL
33983-5945
Any person claiming an interest in
the surplus from the sale, if any,
other than the property owner as
of the date of the Lis Pendens
must file a claim within 60 days
after the sale.
Dated in Charlotte County, Florida
this 28 day of January, 2014.
Clerk of the Circuit Court
Charlotte County, Florida
By: J. Miles
Deputy Clerk
If you are a person with a disabili-
ty who needs any accommoda-
tion in order to participate in a
court proceeding, you are enti-
tled, at no cost to you, to the pro-
vision of certain assistance.
Please contact the Administrative
Services Manager, whose office
is located at 350 E. Marion Ave.,
Punta Gorda, FL 33950 and
whose telephone number is
(941)637-2281, within two (2)
working days of receipt of this
notice; if you are hearing or voice
impaired, call 1-800-955-8771.
To file response please contact
Charlotte County Clerk of Court,
350 E. Marion Street, Punta
Gorda. FL 33651-1687, Tel:
(941) 637-2238; Fax; (941) 637-
2216.
Publish: February 7 and 14, 2014
272484 2999508
IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF
THE TWENTIETH JUDICIAL
CIRCUIT
IN AND FOR CHARLOTTE
COUNTY, FLORIDA
CIVIL ACTION
CASE NO.: 08-2012-001843
DIVISION:
NATIONSTAR MORTGAGE,
LLC,
Plaintiff,
vs.
CELESTE M. SNYDER, et al,
Defendant(s).
NOTICE OF SALE
PURSUANT TO CHAPTER 45
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN Pur
suant to a Final Judgment of Fore-
closure dated Jan. 24, 2014, and
entered in Case No. 08-2012-
001843 of the Circuit Court of
the Twentieth Judicial Circuit in
and for Charlotte County, Florida
in which Nationstar Mortgage,
LLC, is the Plaintiff and Celeste
M. Snyder, John G. Snyder, Char-
lotte County, Florida, Any And All
Unknown Parties Claiming by,
Through, Under, And Against The
Herein named Individual Defen-
dant(s) Who are not Known To Be
Dead Or Alive, Whether Said
Unknown Parties May Claim An
interest in Spouses, Heirs,
Devisees. Grantees, Or Other
Claimants are defendants, the
Charlotte County Clerk of the Cir-
cuit Court will sell to the highest
and best bidder for cash in/on at
www.charlotte.realforeclose.com
, Charlotte County, Florida at
11:00 AM on the 26 day of Feb-
ruary, 2014, the following
described property as set forth in
said Final Judgment of Foreclo-
sure:
LOT 20, BLOCK 1785, PORT
CHARLOTTE SUBDIVISION
SECTION FIFTY SIX, ACCORD-
ING TO THE PLAT THEREOF
RECORDED IN PLAT BOOK 5,
PAGE 70A THROUGH 70H, OF
THE PUBLIC RECORDS OF
CHARLOTTE COUNTY, FLORI-
DA.
A/K/A 6353 DAVID BLVD
PORT CHARLOTTE FL 33981-
2009
Any person claiming an interest in
the surplus from the sale, if any,
other than the property owner as
of the date of the Lis Pendens
must file a claim within 60 days
after the salt.
Dated in Charlotte County, Florida
this 28 day of Janm, 2014.
Clerk of the Circuit Court
Charlotte County, Florida
By: J. Miles
Deputy Clerk
If you are a person with a disabili-
ty who needs any accommoda-
tion in order to participate in a
court proceeding, you are enti-
tled, at no cost to you, to the pro-
vision of certain assistance.
Please contact the Administrative
Services Manager, whose office
is located at 350 E. Marion Ave.,
Punta Gorda, FL 33950 and
whose telephone number is
(941)637-2281, within two (2)
working days of receipt of this
notice; if you are hearing or voice
impaired, call 1-800-955-8771.
To file response please contact
Charlotte County Clerk of Court,
350 E. Marion Street, Punta
Gorda. FL 33651-1687, Tel:
(941) 637-2238; Fax; (941) 637-
2216.

Publish: February 7 and 14, 2014
272484 2999477
IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF
THE TWENTIETH JUDICIAL
CIRCUIT
IN AND FOR CHARLOTTE
COUNTY, FLORIDA
CIVIL ACTION
CASE NO.: 12003379CA
DIVISION:
DEUTSCHE BANK NATIONAL
TRUST COMPANY, AS
TRUSTEE OF INDYMAC RESI-
DENTIAL MORTGAGE-

I NOTICE OF
I FORECLOSURE I
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BACKED TRUST, SERIES
2006-L2, RESIDENTIAL
MORTGAGE-BACKED CERTIFI-
CATES, SERIES 2006-L2,
Plaintiff,
vs.
JESUS V. SUAREZ, et al,
Defandant(s),
NOTICE OF SALE
PURSUANT TO CHAPTER 45
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN Pur
suant to a Final Judgment of Fore-
closure dated January 24, 2014,
and entered in Case No.
12003379CA of the Circuit Court
of the Twentieth Judicial Circuit in
and for Charlotte County, Florida
in which Deutsche Bank National
Trust Company, as trustee of
IndyMac Residential Mortgage-
Backed Trust, Series 2006-L2,
Residential Mortgage-Backed Cer-
tificates, Series 2006-L2, is the
Plaintiff and Jesus V. Suarez, Ten-
ant #1, Tenant #2, The Unknown
Spouse of Jesus V. Suarez, Tropi-
cal Gulf Acres Civic Association,
Inc., are defendants, the Char-
lotte County Clerk of the Circuit
Court will sell to the highest and
best bidder for cash in/on at
www.charlotte.realforeclose.com
Charlotte County, Florida at
11:00 AM on the 26 day of Feb-
ruary, 2014, the following
described property as set forth in
said Final Judgment of Foreclo-
sure:
LOTS 39 AND 40, BLOCK
302, TROPICAL GULF ACRES,
UNIT 10, A SUBDIVISION
ACCORDING TO THE PLAT
THEREOF, AS RECORDED IN
PLAT BOOK 4, PAGES 76A
THROUGH 76N, INCLUSIVE,
OF THE PUBLIC RECORDS OF
CHARLOTTE COUNTY, FLORI-
DA
A/K/A 27094 CHULA VISTA
DR PUNTA GORDA FL 33955-
2753
Any person claiming an interest in
the surplus from the sale, if any,
other than the property owner as
of the date of the Lis Pendens
must file a claim within 60 days
after the sale,
Dated in Charlotte County, Florida
this 29 day opf January, 2014.
Clerk of the Circuit Court
Charlotte County, Florida
By: M.B.White
Deputy Clerk
If you are a person with a disabili-
ty who needs any accommoda-
tion in order to participate in a
court proceeding, you are enti-
tled, at no cost to you, to the pro-
vision of certain assistance.
Please contact the Administrative
Services Manager, whose office
is located at 350 E. Marion Ave.,
Punta Gorda, FL 33950 and
whose telephone number is
(941)637-2281, within two (2)
working days of receipt of this
notice; if you are hearing or voice
impaired, call 1-800-955-8771.
To file response please contact
Charlotte County Clark of Court,
350 E. Marion Street, Punta
Gorda, FL 33651-1687, Tel:
(941) 637-2238; Fax: (941) 637-
2216.
Publish: February 7 and 14, 2014
272484 2999448
IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF
THE TWENTIETH JUDICIAL
CIRCUIT
IN AND FOR CHARLOTTE
COUNTY, FLORIDA
CIVIL ACTION
CASE NO.:
08-2013-CA-000966
DIVISION:
WELLS FARGO BANK. NA,
Plaintiff,
vs.
DONNA JEAN SMITH, et al,
Defendant(s).
NOTICE OF SALE
PURSUANT TO CHAPTER 45
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN Pur
suant to a Final Judgment of Fore-
closure dated January 24, 2014,
and entered in Case No. 08-
2013-CA-000966 of the Circuit
Court of the Twentieth Judicial Cir-
cuit in and for Charlotte County,
Florida in which Wells Fargo Bank,
NA, is the Plaintiff and Donna
Jean Smith, Rex Alan Smith, are
defendants, the Charlotte County
Clerk of the Circuit Court will sell
to the highest and best bidder for
cash in/on at www.charlotte.real-
foreclose.corn, Charlotte County,
Florida at 11:00 AM on the 27
day of February, 2014, the fol-
lowing described property as set
forth in said Final Judgment of
Foreclosure:
LOT 7, BLOCK 322, PORT
CHARLOTTE SUBDIVISION
SECTION 21, ACCORDING TO
THE PLAT THEREOF, RECORD-
ED IN PLAT BOOK 5, PAGES
12A TO 12G, INCLUSIVE IN
THE PUBLIC RECORDS OF
CHARLO-TE COUNTY, FLORI-
DA.
A/K/A 2306 SUNNINGLOW ST
PORT CHARLOTTE FL 33948-
3457
Any person claiming an interest in
the surplus from the sale, if any,
other than the property owner as
of the date of the Lis Pendens
must file a claim within 60 days
after the sale.
Dated in Charlotte County, Florida
this day 27 day of January, 2014.
Clerk of the Circuit Court
Charlotte County, Florida
By: M. B. White
Deputy Clerk
If you are a person with a disabili-

ty who needs any accommoda-
tion in order to participate in a
court proceeding, you are enti-
tled, at no cost to you, to the pro-
vision of certain assistance.
Please contact the Administrative
Services Manager, whose office
is located at 350 E. Marion Ave,,
Punta Gorda, FL 33950 and
whose telephone number is
(941)637-2281, within two (2)
working days of receipt of this
notice; if you are hearing or voice
impaired, call 1-800-955-8771.
To file response please contact
Charlotte County Clerk of Court,
350 E. Marion Street, Punta
Gorda 33651-1687. Tel;

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The Sun /Friday, February 7,2014

S NOTICE OF
I FORECLOSURE
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(941)637-2238; Fax; (941) 637-
2216.
Publish: 1/31/14 and 2/7/14
272484 2995675
IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF
THE TWENTIETH JUDICIAL
CIRCUIT IN AND FOR CHAR-
LOTTE COUNTY, FLORIDA
Case No.: 08-2013-CA-001186
Section:
DEUTSCHE BANK NATIONAL
TRUST COMPANY, AS TRUSTEE
FOR THE HOLDERS OF THE
GSAA HOME EQUITY TRUST
2006-16 ASSET-BACKED CER-
TIFICATES SERIES 2006-16
Plaintiff,
V.
ANDREW R. PETERSON ANY
AND ALL UNKNOWN PARTIES
CLAIMING BY, THROUGH,
UNDER, AND AGAINST THE
HEREIN NAMED INDIVIDUAL
DEFENDANTS) WHO ARE NOT
KNOWN TO BE DEAD OR ALIVE,
WHETHER SAID UNKNOWN PAR-
TIES MAY CLAIM AN INTEREST
AS SPOUSES, HEIRS, DEVISEES,
GRANTEES, OR OTHER
CLAIMANTS; CHARLOTTE COUN-
TY, FLORIDA; MORTGAGE ELEC-
TRONIC REGISTRATION SYS-
TEMS, INC. ACTING SOLELY AS
NOMINEE FOR GREENPOINT
MORTGAGE FUNDING, INC.
Defendant(s).
NOTICE OF SALE
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN pur-
suant to an Order of Final Judg-
ment of Foreclosure dated Jan.
24 2014, entered in Civil Case
No. 08-2013-CA-001186 of the
Circuit Court of the Twentieth
Judicial Circuit in and for Char-
lotte County, Florida, wherein the
Clerk of the Circuit Court will sell
to the highest bidder for cash on
28 day of Feb., 2014, at 11:00
a.m. at website:
https://www.charlotte.realfore-
close.com, in accordance with
Chapter 45 Florida Statutes, rela-
tive to the following described
property as set forth in the Final
Judgment, to wit;
LOT 11, BLOCK 1790, PORT
CHARLOTTE SUBDIVISION, SEC-
TION 53, A SUBDIVISION
ACCORDING TO THE PLAT THERE-
OF, RECORDED IN PLAT BOOK 5,
PAGES 67A THROUGH 67E,
INCLUSIVE, OF THE PUBLIC
RECORDS OF CHARLOTTE COUN-
TY, FLORIDA.
Any person claiming an interest in
the surplus from the sale, if any,
other than the property owner as
of the date of the Lis Pendens
must file a claim within 60 days
after the sale.
AMERICANS WITH DISABILI-
TIES ACT. If you are a person
with a disability who needs
any accommodation in order
to participate in this proceed-
ing, you are entitled, at no
cost to you, to the provision of
certain assistance. Please
contact Jon Embury, Adminis-
trative Services Manager,
whose office is located at 350
E. Marion Avenue, Punta
Gorda, Florida 33950, and
whose telephone number is
(941) 637-2110, at least 7
days before your scheduled
court appearance, or immedi-
ately upon receiving this noti-
fication if the time before the
scheduled appearance is less
than 7 days; if you are hear-
ing or voice impaired, call
711.
Dated at PUNTA GORDA, Florida
this 29 day of January, 2014.
J. Miles
Barbara T. Scott
CLERK OF THE CIRCUIT COURT
Charlotte COUNTY, FLORIDA
Publish: February 7 and 14, 2014
329037 2999597
NOTICE OF SALE
L 313

NOTICE OF PUBLIC SALE:
Value Self Storage located at
23227 Freedom Ave, Port Char-
lotte, FL 33980, hereby gives
notice of a public sale to the high-
est bidder for cash only on or
thereafter February 21, 2014, at
11:30am, in accordance with the
Florida Self Storage Facility Act
Statutes (Section 83.801-83-
809). Seller reserves the right to
withdraw property from sale at
any time. This property is being
sold to satisfy a landlord lien.
Property includes the contents of
the spaces of the following ten-
ants: Unit 317, Harry Beatty,
tools & lawn equipment; Unit 403,
Alice Mason, HHG.
Publish: 1/31/14 and 2/7/14
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NOTICE OF PUBLIC SALE
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that
Big Jim Self Storage intends to
sell the personal property
described below to enforce a lien

PORT CHARLOTTE
- Someone has tried to
use at least two credit
cards belonging to a man
who left his wallet at a
local restaurant, and the
Charlotte County Sheriff's
Office is trying to catch
the thief.
The victim accidentally
left his wallet behind on
Jan. 30. The next morn-
ing, he learned from bank
records one of his cards
had been used overnight
four times at local stores.
Authorities obtained
surveillance video from
an area CVS where one
of the victim's cards was
used. A woman bought
more than $200 in gift
cards and tried to buy
about $300 more, the
report shows.
The video of the female
suspect is posted on
the CCSO's Facebook
page facebook.com/
ccsoflsheriff and the
agency is seeking help in
identifying the woman.
Anyone with information
can call the CCSO and ask
for Economic Crimes at
941-639-2101 or Crime
Stoppers at 800-780-TIPS
(8477).

Flatbed wrecker
stolen
PORT CHARLOTTE -
Authorities are looking for
a flatbed wrecker that was
stolen from a local towing
business.
The 2007 Ford F650
belonging to Clune's Auto
Body located on Janice
Avenue in Charlotte
Harbor was reportedly
secured at the business
Jan. 31. When the owner
showed up for work
Monday, the truck was
gone.
The wrecker has bright
flames painted on the
hood and front fenders
that fade into blue and
black toward the doors.
The business' name is on
the truck. The tag number
is D6149B.
Anyone with informa-
tion can call the CCSO at
941-639-2101 or Crime
Stoppers at 800-780-TIPS
(8477).

The Charlotte County Sheriff's
Office reported the following
arrests:
Kayla Tai Porter, 22, ofTampa.
Charge: violation of probation (orig-
inal charges: three counts of giving
a false statement to a secondhand
dealer and two counts of grand theft).

Dorsey chosen
'Artist of the
Month'
The Arts & Humanities
Council of Charlotte
County has chosen
Marilyn Dorsey as
"Artist of the Month" for
February. Her artwork may
be viewed at Charlotte
Memorial Gardens, 9400
Indian Springs Cemetery
Road, Punta Gorda. A
reception will be held from
5 p.m. to 7 p.m. Feb. 19 at
the exhibit site. The public
is invited.
Dorsey loves to paint
nature and is particularly
adept at painting birds; she
is now known as the "Bird
Lady." Her style is impres-
sionism, and her passion
is to capture the beauty of
the birds in the wild.
For more information
about Dorsey and the Art
in Public Places program,
call 941 764-8100, or visit
www.charlottearts.org.

head outWest to the 1890s
for a night of good fun in
the gambling hall. Victorian
or western attire is encour-
aged. Tickets are $65 per
person, which includes
prizes, late-night grub, an
old-fashioned photo booth
and a silent auction. For
more information, or to
purchase tickets, call 941-
204-4391, or email blair.
lovejoy@oneblood.org.

Show pays tribute
to Barry White
The Cultural Center of
Charlotte County 2280
Aaron St., Port Charlotte,
will play host to a Tribute
to BarryWhite at 8 p.m.
Feb. 14. This event will
feature Jourdan Carroll in
a musical journey through
some ofWhite's classic hits,
including "You See The
Trouble With Me," "Just
The Way You Are," "Let The
Music Play," "My First, My
Last, My Everything," "Can't
Get Enough Of Your Love,
Baby," and many more.
Tickets are $18 in
advance, or $20 the day
of the show. They may be
purchased at the Cultural
Center box office, or online
at www.theculturalcenter.
com. For more informa-
tion, call 941-625-4175, ext.
221.

OUR POSITION: Parkside
supporters right to demand
progress in CRA.
We could not more
strongly agree with
comments Parkside
Community Redevelopment
Area advocates presented to
the Charlotte County Commis-
sion at a recent workshop. In
essence, the message was, "Get
moving."
Formed four years ago by
the commission, Parkside has
made but incremental progress,
especially in the areas of code
enforcement and community
cleanup. Lagging far behind
has been work on two signature
infrastructure projects, Harbor
Boulevard and the Elkcam
multi-use path, both of which
are still in the design phase.
Additionally, a makeover of
McGuire Park is still in the
discussion phase, with staff
receiving mixed messages about
where it lies on the priority list.
The park, which Parkside
proponents see as a transforma-
tional project, has been included
in the list of proposed sales tax
projects a citizens committee
will review later this month, was
part of the citizens master plan
approved by the board as part
of its adoption of the CRA. For
the sales tax discussion, staff
put a price tag of $1.9 million,
but Commissioner Bill Truex
threw some cold water on its
advancement by saying design
and construction should wait
for completion of a countywide
parks master plan.
He's wrong. Work on the
master plan is still in its infancy,
with community workshops,
stakeholder meetings and
citizen survey still being or-
ganized. It will be more than
a year before the commission
receives the proposed plan and
longer before it takes action
on individual elements. We
support Commissioner Tricia
Duffy's position that the park
planning and design begin
immediately. We can't see how a
countywide parks master plan
wouldn't assign a high priority
to McGuire, considering it was
already identified as a priority
during the public input and
planning sessions that produced
the Parkside CRA. We think a
majority of the board agrees and
it should make it clear to staff
and the public that the direction
from the commission is to
proceed at pace.
The January workshop was a
good first step toward a more
hands-on approach by the com-
mission to Parkside's redevelop-
ment. As we have stated in the
past, the commission needs to
sit as the CRA board on a regular
basis, just as the Punta Gorda
City Council and its two at-large
members do for the Punta
Gorda CRA. Frequent updates
on the status of projects not only
would allow the board to get out
in front of any potential prob-
lems, but it sends a message to
staff and project contractors that
progress is expected.
It should be said that the
county is making progress in
Parkside. Code enforcement
efforts have been redoubled and
the Charlotte County Sheriff's
Office has made significant
inroads toward reducing crime
in the district. A new software
program being used by the
office will help officers identify
specific problem areas within
Parkside and elsewhere that will
allow them to direct resources to
hot spots.
We know CRAs can work with
the right amount of investment
and oversight. The people and
stakeholders in Parkside are
right to demand that the County
Commission follow through on
their commitment to revitalize
the heart of Port Charlotte. It's

time for the board to deliver on
that promise.

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LETTERS TO
THE EDITOR

Something else
is going on

Editor:
The founder of the Florida
law firm Morgan and Morgan
is advocating support for the
medical marijuana legaliza-
tion constitutional amend-
ment ballot issue entitled the
"Use of Marijuana for Certain
Medical Conditions." The
campaign is asking the citi-
zens of Florida to join states
like Colorado in decriminal-
izing marijuana. (I grew up in
Jamaica calling it "ganja.")
He coached his appeal
in the language of pain
alleviation and reduction of
suffering by sharing the emo-
tional story of how marijuana
helped his dying father and
sickly brother. He also stated,
repeatedly, that he was unsure
about how and why marijua-
na does what it does, but that
it works.
I thought that his state-
ment revealed that the entire
campaign was based on faith
in the power of marijuana
(ganja) and not scientific
data. If there is a substance
in marijuana that alleviates
pain and helps those that
are suffering, then a better
approach would be to invest
the money in extracting that
particular substance from
the cannabis (marijuana),
put it through the FDA
process like all other med-
icines, make it into pills, or
liquefy it, and then sell that.
That would be a medical
use of marijuana for certain
medical conditions.
But the campaign's own
website stated, "There will
be no prescriptions because
marijuana is not an FDA-
approved medicine with
controlled doses. It would be
more like an over-the-counter
herb." I suspect that this cam-
paign is not just about that
"one chemical." Something
else is going on here.
Peter Burnett
Port Charlotte

Dr. Ervin has made
profound difference

Editor:
I received a notice from
Florida Cancer Specialists
that Dr. Thomas Ervin is no
longer seeing patients after
eight years of valued service. I
find this very unsettling, as he
is one of the most dedicated

doctors I have ever met.
Dr. Ervin has been the
"bond" in so many success
stories. Without him and his
unwavering dedication and
caring, many of us would not
be here today.
Without explanation, FCS
has decided to terminate its
relationship with Dr. Ervin,
and in doing so entrusted
his many patients to an
unfamiliar doctor, with whom
we have no relationship. I,
for one, will follow Dr. Ervin
wherever he goes. I do not
want to see another doctor in
their organization.
I understand that business-
es need to make changes to
survive, and there certainly
are things I don't profess to
understand in that regard, but
in the life of a cancer survivor
our faith in our doctor is the
difference between life and
death.
As a patient, my best
interests were not part of
their corporate plan. Taking
him away is inexcusable and
I hope they realize what a
profound difference Dr. Ervin
has made in the lives of so
many patients.
Annette Gutknecht
Englewood

Occupation
at the Springs?

Editor:
When Sarasota County
and North Port bought Warm
Mineral Springs, there was
hope that, like at our two
Sarasota County beaches, we
could park, swim, use a toilet
and shower at no cost.
Alas, the commissioners
were not looking out for our
health or financial welfare.
In the city of Sarasota, com-
missioners made a deal with
developers that leaves the city
having to build an impractical
parking garage. There are mil-
lions in cost overruns already
in the plans and plots.
There are "improvements"
being begun at the beautiful
beach on Siesta Key. Will
those enrich pavement-peo-
ple and planters, like the
"improvements" at Manasota
Beach Park, which deprived
us of showers on a boardwalk,
of a grassy field for games,
and left us fewer parking
spaces on the beach side of
the road, but left us floors in
the restrooms that you easily
slip on?
I last swam in the warm,
mineral-rich spring about 25
years ago the price drove
me into the Gulf.
According to your report of

Feb. 3, parts of the fe
interior and exterior
not secure" at Warm
Springs, so cannot k
bathers out. Since w
the springs and corn
ers are working again
it's perhaps time for
to stop demonstration
U.S. 41, but rather go
bathing suits, towels
bedpans beyond the
to Occupy our Spring
warm swim.
Jean

Work to cloi
endangered sp

Editor:
The morning paper
that officials are cons
revisiting the 40-year
Endangered Species A
termine if it can be ir
Environmentalists cr
expenditures of billion
enforce the rules of ti
saving hundreds of si
from the bald eagle to
wolf.
Remember when it
announced in 1996 tl
the sheep had been s
fully cloned? I wonde
billions were to be ex
during the next 40 ye
vance the science of c
would there be a nee
endangered species i

Po

City can't han
Little Salt Spi

Editor:
Your issue of Feb. 4
a lead story, "Spring I
Grabs." The minor he
said, "Commissioner
wants city to operate
Salt."
Three words come
"She's kidding, right?'
The value of Little
cannot be measured
dollars, as seems the
of Warm Mineral Spi
The mysteries this loc
speaks to excite the s
tific community aroi
world. It must not be
over to people who 1h
shown they are not c
of maintaining it.
Commissioner DiF
said she didn't under
why the University ol
didn't talk to North Po
giving it to them whe
began to talk to Saras
County.
Really? She actually
figure that one out on

own? She and Cook are both
[I "logically challenged" if
they think the University of
Miami would look at the mess
the city has made of Warm
lMineral Springs and even
_t- _- ~ consider giving Little Salt to
) North Port.
J/ To add salt to the wound,
.._ Cook and DiFranco basically
want to jump in front of
Sarasota County's parade and
try and stop the process of
handing the spring over to
the county. I bet that is sitting
well with the county com-
V 1 missioners, as if they needed
another reason to look at us
... and just shake their heads in
confusion.
Finally, once again we read,
"Cook could not be reached
for comment Monday." She
continues to avoid explaining
her positions. Yep that's
S what I want from my elected
I officials.
Gid Pool
North Port

Now that's
entertainment

Editor:
fences I always like to start my
-- "are day with a good joke, and
Mineral today was no exception when
eep I read the front page of the
e own newspaper.
mission- When I read of
nst us, Commissioner Cook's desire
citizens to have North Port included
ng on in consideration for taking
o with over Little Salt Spring from
and the University of Miami,
fences I almost choked on my
gs for a coffee.
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that raided the hen house in
my childhood fairy tales.
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my day off with a good joke.
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me.
Tim Davis
North Port

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That sinking feeling from CBO

or years, the White
House has trotted
out the nonpar-
tisan Congressional
Budget Office to show
that Obamacare would
cut health care costs and
reduce deficits:
"CBO Confirms
Families Will Save Money
Under Health Reform."
"CBO Update Shows
Lower Costs for the New
Health Care Law."
"CBO Confirms: The
Health Care Law Reduces
the Deficit."
Live by the sword, die
by the sword, the Bible
tells us. In Washington,
it's slightly different: Live
by the CBO, die by the
CBO.
The congressional
number-crunchers,
perhaps the capital's
closest thing to a neutral
referee, came out with
a new report Tuesday,
and it wasn't pretty for
Obamacare. The CBO
predicted the law would
have a "substantially
larger" impact on the
labor market than it had
previously expected: The
law would reduce the
workforce in 2021 by the

equivalent of 2.3 million
full-time workers, well
more than the 800,000
originally anticipated.
This will inevitably be
a drag on economic
growth, as more people
decide government
handouts are more
attractive than working
more and paying higher
taxes.
This is grim news for
the White House and
for Democrats on the
ballot in November. This
independent arbiter, long
embraced by the White
House, has validated a
core complaint of the
Affordable Care Act's crit-
ics: that it will discourage
work and become an
ungainly entitlement.
Disputing Republicans'
charges is much easier
than refuting the federal

government's official
scorekeepers.
White House officials
rushed to dispute the
referee's call arguing,
somewhat contradicto-
rily, that the finding was
both flawed and really
good news if interpreted
properly.
Press secretary Jay
Carney quickly issued
a statement saying that
the CBO report was,
by its own admission,
"incomplete" and "does
not take into account"
some favorable effects of
the law.
Carney postponed
his daily press briefing,
then arrived with Jason
Furman, head of the
Council of Economic
Advisers, who argued
that the Affordable Care
Act couldn't possibly
be a job killer because
8.1 million jobs had been
created since it became
law. This is true, but
irrelevant to the CBO
finding.
Meanwhile, Gene
Sperling, Obama's top
economic-policy adviser,
walked to the White
House lawn and told

CNN's Wolf Blitzer that
he rejected the finding.
"When you have two
parents and they're both
working full time to
provide health care and
they don't feel they're
there to do homework
with their kids and this
allows one of [them] to
work a little less because
they have health care,
that's not costing jobs,"
Sperling argued.
Sounds nice, except
the CBO said its more
pessimistic workforce
view had been shaped
by recent studies, "in
particular" those looking
at "expansions or con-
tractions in Medicaid
eligibility for childless
adults." In general, the
CBO explained, phasing
out subsidies to buy
health insurance when
income rises "effectively
raises people's marginal
tax rates ... thus discour-
aging work."
There was some good
news about Obamacare
(and about shrinking
deficits) in the report:
Premiums are lower than
expected, and there "is
no compelling evidence"

that employers are
shifting to part-time jobs
in response to the law.
The law will give health
insurance to an addi-
tional 13 million people
this year and 25 million
in 2016 and beyond.
But it was immediately
clear that the govern-
ment's green eyeshades
had bestowed a big gift
on the law's Republican
critics.
Fox News put up a
breaking-news banner:
"Bombshell CBO report
predicts 2.3 million
jobs will be lost under
Obamacare." Rep. Darrell
Issa of California, one of
the law's fiercest foes, did
a celebratory interview
with Fox. "There are
other surprises yet to
come," he promised.
Republicans went to
the Senate floor to tout
the findings. For a brief
time, the CBO website
went down; online traffic
surges aren't usually a
problem for the agency.
In the White House
briefing room, Furman
navigated a river of
skeptical questions.
"Doesn't just the sheer

idea of losing 2.5 million
jobs over 10 years have
a negative economic
impact? ... You're saying
it may be a good thing if
there are 2 million fewer
workers? ... How do you
answer Republicans who
now have this evidence
that they can wave to say,
Aha, the ACA is bad for
the economy?"'
Furman attempted
to dispute the report
("I haven't accepted
that number") without
disparaging the authors
("We cite CBO all the
time"). Delicately, he said
the report "is subject
to misinterpretation,
doesn't take into account
every factor, and there's
uncertainty and debate
around it."
But there's only so
much White House
officials could do.
Obamacare has been
undermined by the very
entity they had used to
validate it.

Dana Milbank is a
Washington Post colum-
nist. Readers may reach
him at danamilbank@
washpost.com.

The GOP's immigration delusion

he debate over im-
migration reform,
rekindled last week
by House Republican
leaders, bears a super-
ficial resemblance to
last fall's debate over the
government shutdown.
Again, you have estab-
lishment Republicans
transparently eager to
cut a deal with the White
House and a populist
wing that doesn't want
to let them do it. Again,
you have Republican
business groups and
donors wringing their
hands over the intransi-
gence of the base, while
talk-radio hosts and
right-wing bloggers warn
against an imminent
inside-the-Beltway
sellout. Again, you have
a bill that could pass the
House tomorrow but
only if John Boehner
were willing to live with
having mostly Democrats
voting for it.
Except there's one big
difference: This time, the
populists are right.
They're right about the
policy, which remains
a mess in every new
compromise that's float-
ed offering "solutions"
that are unlikely to be

permanent, enforcement
provisions that probably
won't take effect, and
favoring special interests,
right and left, over the
interests of the citizenry
at large.
A reasonable compro-
mise, for instance, would
condition amnesty
for illegal immigrants
on substantial new
enforcement measures,
to ensure that this mass
legalization would be the
last. But the bills under
discussion almost always
offer some form of legal
status before enforce-
ment takes effect, which
promises a replay of the
Reagan-era amnesty's
failure to ever deliver the
limits on future immigra-
tion that it promised.
A reasonable immigra-
tion compromise would
also privilege high-
skilled immigration over

low-skilled immigration,
given the unemployment
crisis among low-skilled
native workers and
the larger social crisis
that threatens to slow
assimilation and upward
mobility alike. But the
House leadership seems
to favor an approach that
would create a perma-
nent noncitizen class of
low-wage workers and
expand guest-worker
programs a recipe for
looser labor markets,
continued wage stagna-
tion and fewer jobs for
the existing unemployed.
So immigration policy
is problematic on the
merits and then it's
politically problematic
for Republicans as well.
Immigration ranks 16th
on the public's list of
priorities, according to
the latest Pew numbers,
so it's difficult to see
how making this the
signature example of a
new, solutions-oriented
GOP is going to help
the party in the near
term. Whereas it's much
easier to see how it
helps the Democrats: If
a bill passes, it will do so
with heavy Democratic
support, hand President

Barack Obama a policy
victory at a time when he
looks like a lame duck,
and demoralize the right
along the way.
Admittedly, a big
push for immigration
reform would not be as
straightforwardly idiotic
as shutting down the
government without
clear goals or plausible
demands. But it would
probably have some of
the same political effects:
It would divide the GOP,
perplex the public and
let the White House
reap immediate political
benefits no matter how
the push turned out.
So why are Republican
leaders flirting with the
idea? In part for prin-
cipled reasons liber-
tarianism, pro-business
sentiment and "compas-
sionate conservative"
impulses all align to
make comprehensive
reform seem like an
obvious good to many
figures in the party, and
to obscure its downsides
and its risks.
But it's also hard for
GOP elites to let go of
the idea that there's a
simple, one-fell-swoop
solution to their electoral

difficulties. The entire
post-2012 immigration
reform push was born
out of this hope that a
single policy shift could
deliver the Hispanic
vote, save the party
from its demographic
crisis, and (perhaps most
important) make other
reforms and innovations
unnecessary.
This conceit was
always a fond delusion,
not least because most
Hispanics are not
single-issue voters, and
their leftward tilt has
always been related to
broader socioeconomic
concerns. So with
them, as with most
Americans, the problem
for Republicans in 2008
and 2012 was much
bigger than the immi-
gration issue: It was a
platform designed for the
challenges of 1980, and
rhetoric that seemed to
write off half the country
as layabouts and mooch-
ers. And any solution for
the party, in 2016 and
beyond, would have to
offer much more than
the same old Reagan-era
script with an amnesty
stapled at the bottom.
Fortunately for the

Chris Christie: High school maniacal

Republican future, we're
finally beginning to see
the right's politicians
reckon with this reality,
and throw themselves
into the real work of
reform. Indeed, this is
happening more quickly
than I once expected: In
just the last week alone,
recent Republican forays
on tax reform, poverty
and prisons have been
joined by a plausible
health care alternative
and baby steps toward
a proposal to help the
long-term uninsured.
But that, too, is part of
what makes the leader-
ship's immigration fixa-
tion so perverse. For the
first time since the Bush
presidency, high-profile
Republicans are showing
an interest in policy ideas
that are fresh, politically
savvy and well-suited to
the current economic
malaise. Which makes it
exactly the wrong time
for the party to throw it-
self into a furious debate
over an idea that is none
of the above.
Ross Douthat is a New
York Times columnist.
Readers may reach him
via www.newyorktimes.
com.

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igh school never
ends.
Chris Christie
has given us proof of
that, as though we
needed it.
Still, anyone who
clings to high school
the way the 51 -year-
old governor of New
Jersey does makes me
nervous.
In his hilariously lame
attempt to demonize
his old schoolmate and
hand-picked point man
at the Port Authority,
David Wildstein, by
dredging up stuff
Wildstein did as a
teenager 35 years ago
at Livingston High,
Christie has confirmed
the biographical,
metaphysical and
psychological primacy
of high school.
On Saturday, Politico
published some leaked
talking points from
Christie's office with
these nyah-nyah com-
plaints about Wildstein:
"As a 16-year-old kid,

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he sued over a local
school board election."
And, "He was publicly
accused by his high
school social studies
teacher of deceptive
behavior."
As Shawn Boburg of
The Record of Bergen
County has reported,

Wildstein unsuccessful-
ly sued at 16 to get on
the ballot for the county
Republican committee
and then ran for the
local school board
at 17, even though he
was below the legal age
requirement. His social
studies teacher charged
Wildstein with tricking
him into signing an
endorsement letter for
that race.
Wait, this is sup-
posed to be good for
Christie? That he gave
a $150,000-a-year job
to a guy he knew was a
wayward, duplicitous
teen?

The Washington Post
reported this week that
Christie wasn't always
so scornful of silly
adolescent litigation.
When Christie was a
senior, he and his fam-
ily considered suing to
stop a transfer student
from co-opting his role
as catcher even if it
meant that the team,
which went on to win
the state championship,
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the spring season. But
he thought better of it.
The Record compared
the yearbook profiles
of Christie with the
not-so-wild Wildstein:
"Christie, a year young-
er, was a perennial class
president and baseball
player who wrote in
his senior yearbook
in 1980 about high
school sweethearts

or those who think
the failures of the
Arab Spring prove
the Mideast is unsuited
to democracy, Jordan's
Marwan Muasher begs to
differ.
A scholar and states-
man who's long been a
voice for tolerance in the
Arab world, Muasher ar-
gues in his important
new book, "The Second
Arab Awakening and the
Battle for Pluralism"-
that it's too soon to judge
the outcome of the Arab
upheavals that began
in 2011.
He says: "The Arab
world never operated in
a culture of democracy,
so you can't expect a
transformational process
in three years."
I first met Muasher
in 1991, when he was
Jordanian spokesman at
the Madrid peace talks.
He served as Jordan's
first ambassador to Israel
and as ambassador to
Washington; as deputy
prime minister in 2005,
he led a national effort
for Jordanian political
reform that was blocked.
A Christian in a Muslim

country, whose father is
East Bank Jordanian and
mother is Palestinian,
he is uniquely suited to
argue that the second
Arab awakening won't
succeed unless political
systems become more
inclusive.
But why, when Syria
is imploding and Egypt
reverting to military
rule, does he think this
is possible? Here are the
reasons he laid out to
me:
First, consider the
initial Arab Awakening,
which began in the 19th
century and eventually
overthrew Ottoman
rule: It led to colonial
overlords and then to
nationalist autocrats
who provided "artificial
stability" for decades.
"Once that lid is lifted,"

says Muasher, "of course
you'll see all kinds of
forces come out." He be-
lieves it will take years, or
decades, for the results to
emerge.
Second, despite the
apparent rise of Islamists
- with election victories
in Tunisia and Egypt,
and militias surging in
Syria the Arab world
isn't embracing theoc-
racy. Egyptians elected
a Muslim Brotherhood
parliament and presi-
dent but turned heavily
against them when they
could not deliver eco-
nomic benefits.
The slogan "Islam is
the answer" was popular
before 2011, Muasher
says, because Islamists
could claim they were
"clean" and had been ex-
cluded from power. "That
slogan means much less
today," he says. "What
Arab rulers couldn't do
in 50 years, the Islamists
did to themselves in
three.
"The polls show that,
while ordinary Egyptians
may be religious, they
will now judge a govern-
ment by performance.

The criteria is the
economy. The Arab street
has shown in Egypt that
its support for Islamists
was not ideological."
Similarly, Sunni tribal
leaders in western Iraq
are fighting back against
al-Qaida, as are Islamist
militias in eastern Syria.
"The fight for ideas
(post-2011) is only be-
ginning," says Muasher,
"but at least now there is
a chance."
His third point is that
the Arab world is not
monolithic. "Syria will
take a long time, Iraq and
Lebanon, the same. But
we won't see all new Arab
governments fail."
Tunisia, where a new
constitution backed by
seculars and Islamists
was just ratified, sets
an example of suc-
cess. There, a Muslim
Brotherhood prime
minister, with an eye to
the coup in Egypt, volun-
tarily stepped down.
I asked whether
Tunisia was unique,
given its closeness to
Europe and well-educat-
ed population, including
women. Moreover,

Tunisia's Islamists
might not have been so
cooperative were it not
for the military coup
against their brethren in
Cairo.
"If Tunisia provides a
unique lesson to the rest
of the Arab world, that's
fine," says Muasher.
"In three years they've
proven it was possible
(to act with seculars by
consensus). Is that not
important?"
Indeed, Tunisia shows
Islamists and autocrats
alike that Egypt is not
the only model. "If the
Muslim Brotherhood
in Egypt want to be
successful they must
evolve," Muasher says.
"They cannot rely
anymore on Islam as a
solution." Nor, he says,
can Egypt's seculars
continue to rely on the
generals.
If Egyptians elect Gen.
Abdel-Fattah el-Sissi as
president, as looks likely,
Muasher says he will be
judged by whether he
delivers on the economy,
which he can't do unless
he can make the country
secure. He won't achieve

security unless he finds
a way to reintegrate the
Muslim Brotherhood -
who represent a sizable
minority back into the
system.
"Absolute power has
ceased to be an option,"
Muasher says. "The only
way for Arab govern-
ments new and old -
to maintain power will
be to share it. The trick
is to persuade people
that democratic norms
will lead to stability,
which is good for the
economy."
I believe he's correct
in principle. I question
whether there are leaders
in the region capable of
persuading fearful pub-
lics including minority
Christians and Shiites
- that pluralism won't
threaten their existence.
Tunisia has such leaders,
but Egypt, Syria, and Iraq
currently lack them. Let's
hope they emerge.

Trudy Rubin is a
columnist and editori-
al-board member for The
Philadelphia Inquirer
Readers may reach her at
trubin@phillynews.com.

GOP hums a more constructive tune or does it?

ast summer, House
Speaker John
Boehner sought
to justify the minimal,
mostly negative Republi-
can congressional record.
"We should not be
judged by how many new
laws we create," he said
during an oft-quoted ap-
pearance on CBS' "Face
the Nation." "We ought
to be judged on how
many laws we repeal."
These days, Boehner
is singing a different
tune. "It's important that
we show the American
people we're not just the
opposition party, we're
actually the alternative
party," the speaker
told fellow House
Republicans during their
recent retreat.
And he's not the only
one. In the most sub-
stantive of the four GOP
responses to President
Barack Obama's State of
the Union speech, Sen.
Mike Lee of Utah said the
tea party is more than a
naysayer. "If all we do is
protest, our Boston tea
party moment will occupy
little more than a footnote

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and going to concerts.
There are no remem-
brances, school clubs
or sports teams next to
Wildstein's 1979 senior
picture. The space is
blank."
It's risible but sort
of alarming that,
decades later, Christie
is boasting that he
was more of a big shot
than Wildstein in high
school, putting down

in history," he said.
It's unclear if this
represents a belated
reaction to the negative
fallout Republicans felt
after shutting down the
government last fall,
a recognition that it's
harder to repeal complex
laws like the Affordable
Care Act than to promise
it or a realization that
continued negativism
won't necessarily help
the GOP regain the
Senate in 2014 and the
presidency in 2016.
It's also unclear if this
is a real change or merely
a public relations ploy to
make the GOP sound less
negative.
To be sure, the change
in tone by Republican
leaders has been accom-
panied by some positive

the guy he created a
job for and going out
of his way to say they
were not even friends
back when they were
both connected to the
Livingston Lancers -
Christie as an ebullient,
trim catcher; Wildstein
as a quiet, bespectacled
statistician.
"Well, let me just
clear something up,
OK, about my child-
hood friend David
Wildstein," Christie
said at his marathon
press conference in
January, a month after

actions. House leaders
issued a set of GOP
principles that could
spur long-stalled action
on the immigration
bill. Three Republican
senators proposed
alternatives to aspects of
the healthcare law that
go beyond the yearlong
House Republican effort
to repeal or cripple
Obama's signature pro-
posal. And conservative
lawmakers, Lee noted,
are pushing "positive,
innovative ideas" in areas
like poverty, criminal
justice, transportation
and job training.
On immigration, the
GOP principles could
bring real progress
because, while stressing
border enforcement
comes first, they could
lead to citizenship for
younger aliens and some
form of legal status for
the rest.
Indeed, no sooner had
the GOP issued them
than Obama seemed
to modify his previous
insistence that immigra-
tion legislation include
a path to citizenship for

Wildstein had fallen on
his sword for the gov-
ernor. "It is true that I
met David in 1977 in
high school. He's a year
older than me. David
and I were not friends
in high school. We were
not even acquaintances
in high school."
Bristling with nar-
cissism and punitive
aggression, he drove his
point home: "We didn't
travel in the same cir-
cles in high school. You
know, I was the class
president and athlete. I
don't know what David

all 11 million estimated
illegal aliens in the
United States.
"The fact that they're
for something, I think,
is progress," the pres-
ident acknowledged
in an interview with
CNN's Jake Tapper. "If
the speaker proposes
something that says right
away, folks aren't being
deported, families aren't
being separated, we're
able to attract top young
students to provide the
skills or start businesses
here and then there's
a regular process of
citizenship, I'm not sure
how wide the divide ends
up being" between them
and him.
Ultimately, this will
depend on the specific
language in the legis-
lation Republicans are
drafting and whether it
can pass, despite con-
tinuing opposition from
party conservatives.
Meanwhile, Sens.
Richard Burr of North
Carolina, Tom Coburn
of Oklahoma, and Orrin
Hatch of Utah proposed
an alternative healthcare

was doing during that
period of time."
This display makes you
think that Christie must
have liked lording it over
peons even back then,
an uncomfortable echo
of his office contemptu-
ously impressing its will
on the mayor of Fort Lee.
Watching Christie
throw Wildstein off the
sled and then publicly
belittle him, it's easy to
imagine the deep grat-
ification, deferred by
decades, that Wildstein
must have experienced
turning on Christie.
It has become a cliche
to portray candidates in
their "Breakfast Club"
cliques. But the funny
thing about Christie's
desperate attempt to
mine the past to save
his once shiny future is
that it's not a metaphor.
It isn't that Trenton
politics are like high
school. They are actual-
ly about high school.
Livingston, I presume,
is the Hotel California

bill, titled The Patient
Choice, Affordability,
Responsibility and
Empowerment (CARE)
Act. It would make
consumers responsible
for more of their medical
bills, helped by health
savings accounts using
pre-tax dollars that could
pay both insurance pre-
miums and healthcare
costs.
"In my opinion,
Obamacare is on bor-
rowed time," House
Majority Leader Eric
Cantor declared Sunday
on CBS' "Face the
Nation."
But the senators'
proposal would maintain
the Affordable Care
Act's provisions allowing
adult children to stay on
their parents' plans until
age 26 and its ban on
limiting lifetime insur-
ance benefits.
And a section ostensi-
bly repealing the Obama
law is less meaningful
than it sounds, analyst
Michael Millenson
wrote. In an article on
the Forbes.com website
titled "In a Footnote,

for Christie. He can
never leave.
High school looks
like the beginning of
adulthood and feels like
it, but it isn't adulthood.
It's some kind of dress
rehearsal. It's the first
experience of a grown-
up emotional and phys-
ical life, where you feel
the rush of your powers
and your vulnerabil-
ity. Every reversal is
gigantic. It's a perfect
storm of potency and
ignorance, power and
inexperience.
High school is the
place where people
get wounded some-
body else does better,
an endless source of
injuries, slights and
offenses. Everyone
comes out of high
school needing vindi-
cation or revenge or
compensation. It's all
about somebody else
getting the pretty girl
or the cute guy or the
higher grade or the
position on the sports

GOP Gives Up Total
Obamacare Repeal," he
explained the footnote
exempts "the changes to
Medicare," which would
spare much of the law.
Besides, Millenson
wrote, Obama can
block repeal as long as
he is president, adding
that "even with a new
president and Congress
in 2017, many of the
proposed changes
would be very difficult
to accomplish with a
law that's been in effect
for years."
A Republican decision
to stop trying to repeal
Obamacare would
be a true sign they're
becoming more positive.
Judging from Tuesday's
overheated reaction to
the Congressional Budget
Office report on the law's
impact on employment,
that millennium is not
yet here.

Carl Leubsdorf is
Washington bureau chief
of The Dallas Morning
News. Readers may reach
him at cleubsdorf@
dallasnews.com.

team. Or the opposite:
the Biffs, the quarter-
backs who look back
and realize they can
never be that again.
The two kinds of
people who never let go
are the injured and the
injurers, people who got
slammed and the prom
kings and queen bees
who swanned at the top
only in their teens. In a
way, you could define
adulthood as a passage
into a time when you
realize high school no
longer matters.
Christie's senior year-
book quote was "Great
Hopes make Great
Men."
He's now learned
another lesson: Great
Heaps of vengeful
traffic cones break the
Hopes of Men who
would be Great.

Maureen Dowd
is a New York Times
columnist. Readers may
reach her via www.
newyorktimes.com.

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Expect showers this weekend

By IAN ROSS
STAFF WRITER

Southwest Florida resi-
dents can expect showers
this weekend.
A National Weather
Service forecast predicted
daytime high tempera-
tures today through
Sunday will be in the
upper 70s in Englewood.
Overnight low tempera-
tures will be in the lower
60s tonight and Saturday,
and will dip to around

55 degrees on Sunday.
Inland areas will experi-
ence a slightly greater
range of high and low
temperatures throughout
the weekend.
Skies today will be
partly sunny.
The NWS predicted
patchy fog forming
around 1 a.m. Saturday,
and partly sunny skies
during the day. There will
be a 30 percent chance of
showers after 1 p.m., and
a 40 percent chance of
showers over the night.

Sunday skies will be
mostly sunny, with a
20 percent chance of
showers.
National Oceanic
and Atmospheric
Administration meteorol-
ogist Andrew McKaughan
said precipitation
throughout Charlotte
County over the weekend
will generally be between
a tenth to a quarter of an
inch.
Sunday night's cooler
temperatures are due to a
front. However, daytime

temperatures early next
week will remain in the
mid-70s.
"Sometimes fronts that
move through don't have
a big push of cold air be-
hind them," McKaughan
explained.
Instead, this front will
have a drying effect. The
result will be clear skies
and cooler nighttime
low temperatures in the
beginning of next week,
he said.

Email: iross@sun-herald.com

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Chamber
offers Spring
Training event
The Punta Gorda
Chamber of Commerce
invites the public to
join in March 5 for the
Spring Training matchup
between the Rays and the
Yankees, set for 1:05 p.m.
Starting 30 minutes before
the game, participants will
be invited to an all-you-
can-eat picnic that will
continue for one and a
half hours after the start of
the game. Your payment
of $30 also will include a
general admission ticket
for this game pairing.
Tickets are limited, and
are available on a first-
come, first-served basis by
calling 941-639-3720 with

SEWER
FROM PAGE 1

80 percent of the
median income for
each household size.
For a family of four,
the maximum income
limit for 2014 would be
$44,550.
Under preliminary
guidelines, qualified
candidates who meet
the 80 percent thresh-
old could receive up to
$500 annually, or
100 percent of the as-
sessment, which would
not have to be repaid.
If the hardship
program is approved,
a letter will be mailed

SIGNS

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with drivers who are
not local to the area,"
City Councilman Tom
Cavanaugh said. "They
either had out-of-state
licenses or a license
outside of the vicinity
of Punta Gorda."
"I think that's a factor
that plays into this," he
added.

TOURISM
FROM PAGE 1
bureau's inception in
1997. The hotel bed tax
collected $2.53 million
during fiscal year 2013,
up 6 percent from the
previous year, which also
set a record. And so far,
this year's TDT collec-
tions are outstripping
those of 2013.
The benefits of this
revenue stream are var-
ied and extensive. Last
year, for the first time,
more than $1 million
was generated for the
bond debt covering
recent Charlotte Sports
Park renovations. A
wide-reaching network
of local businesses,
beyond just hotels and
restaurants, also drink
from the tourist trough.
"If tourism goes away,
a good percentage of
those businesses also go
away," Steiner said.
Moreover, the tourism
turnaround is receiving
considerable assistance

Local author to
hold book-signing
Local author Dedeth
Ford will sign her book
from 3 p.m. to 4 p.m.
Sunday at the Cultural
Center of Charlotte
County, 2280 Aaron St.,
Port Charlotte. Ford's
book, "Life of Love for
Atema & Atepa," tells
her personal, true love
story of how she and her
late American husband
Patrick fell in love while
corresponding from her
home in the Philippines
to his in the U.S.
Attendees may bring

to each property owner
within the MSBU no
later than Wednesday,
notifying the owner
of the program and
accompanied by a brief
prequalifying ques-
tionnaire. Applicants
will be interviewed by
the Charlotte County
Human Services
Housing Division and
an application package
will be completed
during the interview
process, followed by
a record verification
process. Each applicant
will then either be
approved or denied el-
igibility status for hard-
ship consideration.
The one-year,
$500,000 hardship

City Councilwoman
Carolyn Freeland
objected to spending
money on something
that already is in place.
"I really don't think
we should do some-
thing related to this. We
have stop signs. People
are supposed stop at
stop signs," she said.
"The cost for doing
any of these things is
significant. I think we
should just move on."
But Mayor Rachel

from outside the coun-
ty. Trivago, an online
reservation search site,
just rated Port Charlotte
its top value destination
nationwide for 2014. The
index based on the
yearly average overnight
price of a standard
double room, along with
the destinations' overall
hotel reputation -
identifies what vacation
spots give the most bang
for the buck.
"We've always felt we
needed to push our val-
ue position in Southwest
Florida," Steiner said.
"Not only did Trivago
find good value here,
they also found a good
time. They enjoy the
area."
The county will reap
another big boost soon
when Oprah magazine
will feature a glossy ad
highlighting the Trivago
endorsement, generating
still more national and
international exposure.
But the tourism out-
look hasn't always been
so rosy.

their own books for Ford
to sign, or purchase
copies at the event.
Festivities will con-
tinue after the official
signing with dinner,
entertainment and
giveaways. Tickets are
available for this portion
of the event at $35 each,
with portions of the
proceeds going to the
Mahayag Elementary
School in Ford's native
Philippines, and to
the Animal Welfare
League of Charlotte
County. Dinner will be
served from 4 p.m. to
5 p.m., followed by a
performance from Punta
Gorda singer, songwriter
and entertainer Michael
Hirst from 5 p.m. to
7 p.m.

program and the rebate
initiative would be
funded by Charlotte
County Utility reserves.
The septic system
rebate program already
is underway, providing
more than $500,000 to
residents, officials said.
Individual payments
have ranged from
$700 up to the maxi-
mum of $6,400.
Commissioners on
Tuesday will consid-
er adding another
$100,000 to the pro-
gram, for a total of
$600,000, to cover
rebate applications
already received from
property owners.
Property owners with
newer septic systems,

Keesling said the se-
verity of the accidents
at both intersections
warranted the city's
intervention.
In August, 71-year-old
Jimmy Joslyn lost a leg
after he was struck on
his left side by a woman
in a Jeep Wrangler
while riding his Harley-
Davidson motorcycle
toward U.S. 41 on
Olympia Avenue.
Last month, two
people were sent to the

Steiner, who joined the
bureau in 2011, first was
charged with adjusting
budget and staff to meet
fiscal constraints. After
a lean 2012, she said the
rebound in TDT revenue
is allowing the tourism
bureau to make head-
way in a competitive
landscape.
The bureau now has
an operating budget of
$1.1 million, about half
of which is dedicated to
advertising, promotion
and travel expenses,
including a partially
restored public relations
contract.
Consequently, the
tourist bureau actually
has a marketing plan for
the first time in several
years, plus is enhancing
its website and develop-
ing mobile apps that will
help introduce potential
visitors to Charlotte
County amenities,
including the upcoming
rite of spring training.
"There's a lot going
on," Steiner said.
Email: groberts@sun-herald.com

For more information,
or to make a reservation
for the book-signing or
the dinner, call Sherry
Mearns at 941-258-5997.

Garage, bake sale
to benefit veterans
A fundraiser garage
and bake sale will be
held from 9 a.m. to
3p.m. Feb. 15-16 at
23311 Fullerton Ave.
(off Midway Boulevard),
Port Charlotte. The
Sunshine Strummers will
perform from 10 a.m.
to 11 a.m. Feb. 15.
This fundraiser will
help send World War II
Veterans to Washington,
D.C. Donations will be
accepted graciously.

10 years or less, qualify
for the rebates.
Meanwhile, the coun-
ty continues to actively
seek alternative fund-
ing sources to further
assist homeowners.
"We are still search-
ing for grants for the
hardship program for
this year and future
years," Ray Sandrock,
county administrator,
said at Thursday's
preagenda meeting.
The board of coun-
ty commissioners
will meet at 9 a.m.
Tuesday at the County
Administration Center,
18500 Murdock Circle,
Murdock.
Email: groberts@sun-herald.com

hospital after a 63-year-
old woman ran a stop
sign at the intersection
of Shreve Street and
West Olympia Avenue,
sending a pickup rolling
into a large palm tree.
"I think we should
make these intersec-
tions safer," Keesling
said. "I really do."
Devine agreed.
"We need a Las Vegas
sign out there," she said.

Email: bbarbosa@sun-herald.com

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The REAL Local Newspaper.

COUNTY SEEKS VOLUNTEERS
The Charlotte County Commission is looking for volunteers for the
following appointments:
Affordable Housing Advisory Committee: volunteers to fill
the following categories: one residential home builder, one for-profit
provider, one real estate professional, and one citizen who is an advocate
for lower-income people. Terms: three years. The committee meets the
third Wednesday of each quarter (October, January, April and July). For
an application, call 941-743-1300, or email Joann.Dillon@CharlotteFL.
com.
Boca Grande Street and Drainage Advisory Committee: one
volunteer who must be a resident of Charlotte County and reside within
the unit. Terms: one member to serve a three-year term from the date
of appointment. Submit an application and a resume to: Public Works
Department, 7000 Florida St., Punta Gorda, FL 33950; call 941-575-3600;
or email MSBU-TU@CharlotteFL.com.
Burnt Store Village Street and Drainage Advisory
Committee: one volunteer to serve as a regular member for a three-
year term from the date of appointment. Applicants must be residents of
Charlotte County and reside within the unit. Submit an application and
a resume to: Public Works Department, 7000 Florida St., Punta Gorda, FL
33950; call 941-575-3600; or email MSBU-TU@CharlotteFL.com.
Charlotte Ranchettes Street and Drainage Advisory
Committee: one volunteer to serve as an alternate member to
complete an unexpired term that expires Feb. 26, 2015. Applicants must
be residents of Charlotte County and reside within the unit. Submit an
application and a resume to: Public Works Department, 7000 Florida
St., Punta Gorda, FL 33950; call 941-575-3600; or email MSBU-TU@
CharlotteFLcom.
Construction Board of Adjustments and Appeals: one general
building contractor, one mechanical contractor, one architect and one
member to serve as an alternate. The alternate must be a licensed
member of the construction industry. Terms are for three years. The
committee meets at 8:30 a.m. the first and third Monday of each month
in Murdock. For an application, call 941-743-1300, or email Joann.
Dillon@CharlotteFL.com.
Deep Creek Non-Urban Street and Drainage Advisory
Committee: one volunteer who must be a resident of Charlotte County
and reside within the unit. Term: one alternate member to serve a
two-year term from the date of appointment. Submit an application and
a resume to: Public Works Department, 7000 Florida St., Punta Gorda, FL
33950; call 941-575-3600; or email MSBU-TU@CharlotteFL.com.
Englewood East Non-Urban Street and Drainage Advisory
Committee: one volunteer who must be a resident of Charlotte County
and reside within the unit. Term is for one alternate member to serve a
two-year term from the date of appointment. Submit an application and
a resume to: Public Works Department, 7000 Florida St., Punta Gorda, FL
33950; call 941-575-3600; or email MSBU-TU@CharlotteFL.com.
Grove City Street and Drainage Advisory Committee: two
volunteers. Terms: one regular member to serve a three-year term from
the date of appointment, and one alternate member to serve a two-year
term from the date of appointment. Applicants must be residents of
Charlotte County and reside within the unit. Submit an application and
a resume to: Public Works Department, 7000 Florida St., Punta Gorda, FL
33950; call 941-575-3600; or email MSBU-TU@CharlotteFL.com.
Gulf Cove Waterway Benefit Advisory Committee: two
volunteers who must be residents of Charlotte County and reside within
the unit. Terms: one regular member to serve a three-year term from
the date of appointment, and one alternate member to serve a two-year
term from the date of appointment. Submit an application and a resume
to: Public Works Department, 7000 Florida St., Punta Gorda, FL 33950;
call 941-575-3600; or email MSBU-TU@CharlotteFL.com.
Lemon Bay Street and Drainage Advisory Committee: five
volunteers who must be residents of Charlotte County and reside within
the unit. Terms: four regular members and one alternate member. The
term lengths will be determined at the first regular meeting. Submit
an application and a resume to: Public Works Department, 7000 Florida
St., Punta Gorda, FL 33950; call 941-575-3600; or email MSBU-TU@
CharlotteFLcom.
Manchester Waterway Benefit Advisory Committee: two
volunteers who must be residents of Charlotte County and reside within
the unit. Terms: two regular members to serve a three-year term from
the date of appointment. Submit an application and a resume to:
Public Works Department, 7000 Florida St., Punta Gorda, FL 33950; call
941-575-3600; or email MSBU-TU@CharlotteFL.com.
Northwest Port Charlotte Waterway Advisory Committee:
three volunteers who must be residents of Charlotte County and reside
within the unit. Terms: three regular members to serve a three-year term
from the date of appointment. Submit an application and a resume to:
Public Works Department, 7000 Florida St., Punta Gorda, FL 33950; call
941-575-3600; or email MSBU-TU@CharlotteFL.com.
Rotonda West Street and Drainage Advisory Committee:
one volunteer. Term: one regular member to serve a three-year term
from the date of appointment. Applicants must be residents of Charlotte
County and reside within the unit. Submit an application and a resume
to: Public Works Department, 7000 Florida St., Punta Gorda, FL 33950;
call 941-575-3600; or email MSBU-TU@CharlotteFL.com.
South Burnt Store Street and Drainage Advisory Committee:
two volunteers to serve as regular members for a three-year term from
the date of appointment. Applicants must be residents of Charlotte
County and reside within the unit. Submit an application and a resume
to: Public Works Department, 7000 Florida St., Punta Gorda, FL 33950;
call 941-575-3600; or email MSBU-TU@CharlotteFL.com.
South Gulf Cove Non-Urban Street and Drainage Advisory
Committee: one volunteer to serve as a regular member for a three-
year term from the date of appointment. Applicants must be residents of
Charlotte County and reside within the unit. Submit an application and
a resume to: Public Works Department, 7000 Florida St., Punta Gorda, FL
33950; call 941-575-3600; or email MSBU-TU@CharlotteFL.com.

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Homeownership opportunities available

o you know
someone who
may qualify for
Charlotte County Habitat
for Humanity's home-
ownership program?
We offer a hand up, not a
hand out, to local families
in need of safe, decent
affordable housing by
partnering with approved
applicants. Many people
automatically disqualify
themselves thinking they
could not possibly be
approved. We urge you not
to do that.
Simply take the first step:
visit our website at www
charlottecountyhlh.org
and fill out the confidential
pre-application form. This
will provide some basic
information about you and

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HUMANITY
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your household. If you are
a viable candidate, the next
step would be to meet with
our family services coordi-
nator, who will review the
program with you in detail.
Family selection is made
by a committee that bases
its decisions on the need
for decent housing due to
current living conditions
such as substandard
housing, housing that is
a cost burden, or housing
that is overcrowded.
In addition to a small
down payment, each

home mortgage payments,
which include taxes and
insurance, average
$450 a month. Homeowner
payments are paid into a
revolving fund that helps
support the construction

of new homes.
We are proud of the
fact that in the 26-plus
years our affiliate has
been in Charlotte County,
we have a 96 percent
success rate. Perhaps
it's because we strongly
encourage a "partnering"
concept with our families.
This is introduced early
on as we help them get
their finances in order to
become a partner through
mandatory finance classes.
Perhaps it's Habitat's "open
door" policy, encouraging
homeowners who run into
obstacles to come to us so
we can help them work out
their challenges. Perhaps
for some it is achieving the
dream of homeownership
after living in deplorable

rental homes and under-
standing the value of their
Habitat home.
We believe our affiliate's
success is based on the
relationships and networks
we build not only with
homeowners but within
the community so we all
have a better place to live.
For additional informa-
tion we encourage you to
attend a home information
meeting or contact our
family service coordinator
at 941-639-3162.
Ellen Cardillo is the
special events coordinator
for Charlotte County
Habitat forHumanity. She
can be reached at 941-639-
3162, ext. 413, orevents@
charlottecountyhfJh.org.

Expo heats up business in Charlotte

By BILL JONES
SUN CORRESPONDENT

PUNTA GORDA More
than 750 people flocked
to the Charlotte County
Chamber of Commerce's
third annual business expo
at the Charlotte Harbor

Event & Conference Center
on Thursday to take part in
the Hottest Business Day in
Paradise.
Anchored by a midday
juxtaposition of six Dancing
with the Charlotte Stars
participants gyrating all
over the main stage and

a following lecture on
business etiquette, attend-
ees toured more than 100
exhibits. They gleaned in-
formation and advice from
banking, finance, insurance
and health services, through
golf and speedboat racing,
to construction, cleaning

services and pest control.
The exhibitors were
enthused with the turnout.
Said Rob Lopez, president of
Servicemaster Clean: "The
chamber has been instru-
mental to us in building the
business from the ground
up. Our year always starts
up with the business expo.
It's a great opportunity
for us. It provides us with
exceptional growth."
Todd Katz, vice chairman
of Calusa National Bank,
which sponsored the expo's
"direct connect" speed
networking sessions, said
the sessions were "import-
ant to the business commu-
nity, sharing information,
learning from each other."
Rick Ilmberger of
Suncoast Glass & Mirror,
president of the Leadership
Charlotte Class of 2014,
called the event "awesome."
He said it was "exciting to be
able to let everyone know
about Leadership Charlotte
and the organizations we're
supporting this year" -
Special Olympics Florida,
the Punta Gorda Police
Department's Jammers
basketball league, and Girls
on the Run of Southwest
Florida.
Sports had its role, too.
Charlie Priester, general
manager of St. Andrew's
South Golf Club in Punta
Gorda, the only golf facility
represented at the expo,
said: "This our first year.
Considering the number of
people, we had to come."
The club sponsored
a putting contest for
free rounds of golf and

SUN PHOTO BY BILL JONES
Charles Wilderspin, 94, formerly of London, England, now of
Punta Gorda, and Clearchannel's Kari Creekmore model fancy
formal Derbies as Debra Schaible of Charlotte Bridal Boutique
of Port Charlotte looks on. They were among the folks at the
Charlotte Harbor Event & Conference Center in Punta Gorda on
Thursday for the Hottest Business Day in Paradise expo.

promoted its membership
recruitment open house
on Saturday at the club in
Punta Gorda Isles.
Attendees also stopped
to gawk at a video of
boats barreling at times
flying past city skylines
in super boat races. It was a
promotion for the Charlotte
Harbor Super Boat Grand
Prix in April off Englewood
Beach. JerryYork, race di-
rector, said the expo offered
him an excellent opportu-
nity to showcase the event
and generate interest.
Government was repre-
sented as well. Paul Polk,
Charlotte County property
appraiser, was there for his
third year.
"It's important for a public
official to be available to
people," he said.
He said he was answering
many assessment questions
for people who cant come
to his office. And, he smiled,
"It gives people a chance to

see the property appraiser
in person and realize he
doesn't just sit in his office
up in Murdock."
The bell-ringer of the
day, however was a lively,
10-minute session put on
by the six dancers: Julie
Mathis (chamber execu-
tive director), Bob "Fig"
Newton, Juli Riley, Julie
Price, Kevin Graham and
Keith Callaghan. They "put
the backside in and shook
it all about" to the delight
of a cheering, applauding
audience.
The dancers are
preparing for the Arts &
Humanities Council's
Dancing with the Charlotte
Stars fundraising event
March 7.
Then, in a change of pace,
business educator, consul-
tant and author Pat Cataldo
lectured the audience on
proper business etiquette,
covering how to shake
hands (somewhere be-
tween a "fish" and a "bone
crusher"); where to put, and
not to put, name badges;
and the sequence of proper
introductions. (The client is
always identified first, even
to the company CEO.)
As Mark Martella of the
Martella Law Firm, the expo
chairman, surveyed the
crowds milling about, he
smiled broadly and termed
the day "a huge success."

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By BARBARA
BEAN-MELLINGER
SUN CORRESPONDENT
Fay Good of Port
Charlotte is eagerly
anticipating attending
the sixth annual Dancing
with the Charlotte Stars
on March 7.
She discovered the
show two years ago when
Donna Barrett was one
of the dancers. Good
knew Barrett through
the Cultural Center of
Charlotte County, where
Barrett was marketing
director at the time. So
Good thought it would
be a good idea to buy
tickets for herself and
a visiting girlfriend and
support Barrett.
"We enjoyed the
show so much that my
girlfriend now plans
her vacation around it,"
said Good. "I don't know
any of the dancers this
year, but we're still going
because it's a really fun
show."
This year's female
dancers could be known
as the "three Julies" -
Julie Mathis, executive
director of the Charlotte
County Chamber of
Commerce; Julie Price,
spine consultant at
Medtronic Spin and
Biologics; and Juli Riley
of Calusa National Bank.
The men who have
agreed to strut their steps

Cort Frohlich dancing with Kathleen Candales of Higher Ground
Performing Arts in the first Dancing with the Charlotte Stars.
This year's fundraiser is March 7.

are Keith Callaghan,
senior development di-
rector with Lee Memorial
Hospital Foundation;
Kevin Graham, president
and partner in both
Integrity Insurance
Agency and Suncoast
One Title & Closings;
and Bob "Fig" Newton,
manager of Coldwell
Banker Morris realty in
Punta Gorda.
As on the television
show, dancers are
paired with professional
dancers, choreographers
and instructors from
local dance studios.
This year's participating

studios are the Florida
Dance Workshop, Higher
Ground Performing Arts
Studio and the Karen
Dave Dance Studio.
They'll choreograph and
teach a dance to the cou-
ples, who will perform it
at the competition.
Unlike the TV show,
these dancers have just
one night to demonstrate
what they've learned.
Ranking the dancers
and ultimately choosing
the winners falls to the
panel of judges: Teri
Ashley of Riverside
Behavioral Center; Jill
McCrory, attorney/owner
of the McCrory Law

Attorney Jill McCrory, perched on the shoulder of her partner,
Ramon Martinez of Higher Ground Performing Arts, won
Dancing with the Charlotte Stars in 2010. This year, she is a
judge.

Firm; Dennis Kirk of the
Nav-A-Gator; and Frank
Desguin of the Charlotte
County Historical Center
Society.
'All the dances will be
really, really good," said
Kirk, "so we have to be
sure we're judging apples
to apples not the
costumes, but attitude
and how well they dance
to the style and the beat
of the music."
While the judges
choose the winners,

the People's Choice is
selected by votes, at
$1 per vote.
"This year, people
can vote online for the
dancers they think will
win, too," said Judy
Malbuisson, executive
director of the Arts &
Humanities Council,
which holds the fund-
raising evening to benefit
its programs. "From the
first year we held it, I was
surprised at how the au-
dience got so involved in

IF YOU GO
What: Dancing with the
Charlotte Stars
Time: 6 p.m.
When: March 7
Where: Charlotte Harbor
Event & Conference Center,
75 Taylor St., Punta Gorda
Tickets: Reduced in price
until Feb. 21, $75 per person
and $600 per table of eight.
After Feb. 21, prices go up to
$100 per person and $800 per
table of eight.
Information: www.
charlottearts.org for infor-
mation, tickets, and dinner
selections and to vote for your
favorite dancer. For information
call 941-764-8100.

cheering on their friends
and other dancers. It's so
much fun."
Dancing with the
Charlotte Stars takes
place at the Charlotte
Harbor Event &
Conference Center
on March 7 at 6 p.m.
Tickets are reduced in
price until Feb. 21 -
$75 per person and
$600 per table of eight.
After Feb. 21, prices go
up to $100 per person
and $800 per table
of eight. Visit www.
charlottearts.org for in-
formation, tickets, and
dinner selections and
to vote for your favorite
dancer. For information,
call 941-764-8100.

SUN PHOTO BY SUE PAQUIN
Shelly Jordan holds Simon, a Nigerian Dwarf goat, as Amy Chorazak pets him. Simon, only 5 days old, belongs to Jenna Andrews.
Andrews, an exhibitor at the poultry show, adopted him after he was rejected by the mother goat.

Friends Colleen Brock and Melanie Onofri brought their children to the
fair. Here Madilyn Onofri, 7, Annabelle, 4, and Amelia Brock, 2, and Twenty-month-old Vanessa Mayer seems more interested
Caleb Onofri, 4, show off their temporary tattoos, in the goats than the chickens.

Fair schedule and ride
promotions
Today: Open 5p.m. to 1 a.m.
Ride all rides from 5p.m. to
1 a.m. for $20, admission

included. No-ride general admis-
sion is $5.
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admission with 4-H/FFA card, pin
and shirt; others: ride all rides
from noon to 6 p.m. for $20,
admission not included.
Sunday: Open noon to
6 p.m. Student day-- free
admission for all students and
school employees with a valid ID;
others: ride all rides from noon to
6 p.m. for $15, and regular adult
admission is $5.

Detectives on Thursday named
a serial killer and sex offender
who died in prison last year as
their prime suspect.
Page 2 -

GI Joe turns 50

The birthday of what's called
the world's first action figure is
being celebrated this month by
collectors and the toy maker that
introduced it just before the nation
plunged into the Vietnam War.
Page 4 -

10 things to know

1. Food industry hoping
for voluntary GMO labels
People who want to know more about
genetically modified ingredients in their
food would be able to get it on some
packages, but not others, under a plan
the industry is pushing. Seepage 1.

2. Confidential
conversation winds up
on YouTube
U.S. officials suspect Russia of
leaking an apparently bugged phone
call in which two senior American
diplomats disparaged the European
Union. See page 8.

3. Why US is seeing
weather extremes
AP's Seth Borenstein says a dip in
the jet stream is taking cold polar air
south and east and leaving warm, dry
weather to the west. Seepage 1.

4. Hundreds of
detainees freed in Syria
A suicide bomber attacks a prison gate
in the northern city of Aleppo, allowing
rebels to storm the facility. Seepage 8.

5. For lDow, best day of
the year
The index jumps nearly 190 points
on the eve of a much-anticipated U.S.
jobs report. See page 6.

6. Opening statements
in loud music shooting
trial
During opening statements
Thursday, prosecutors said Michael
Dunn intended to kill a teen outside a
convenience store after an argument
over loud music. Seepage2.

7. Immigration
overhaul unravels
Boehner says it will be difficult for
the Republican-led House to act on the
legislation this election year.Seepage 1.

8. Beatlemania picks
up in the US
The Beatles made their first
appearance on "The Ed Sullivan Show,";'
America's must-see weekly variety
show, on Feb. 9, 1964. Seepage 1.

9. Martin Luther
King's children battle
over estate
It is the latest in a string of disputes
over the years that some historians
have come to see as a sad and
unseemly footnote to history that could
damage King's name. Seepage 5.

10. Hall of famer Ralph
Kiner dies at 91
The slugger played 10 years, mostly with
the Pittsburgh Pirates, before becoming a
popular broadcaster. See Sports page 3.

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FRIDAY FEBRUARY 7, 2014

GOP: Immigration measure unlikely

House Speaker cites lack of trust in President Obama

By DONNA CASSATA
ASSOCIATED PRESS WRITER
WASHINGTON Speaker
John Boehner on Thursday
all but ruled out passage of
immigration legislation before
this fall's elections, saying
it would be difficult for the
Republican-led House to act

on the issue that President
Barack Obama has made a top
domestic priority.
In his most pessimistic
comments, Boehner blamed
the stalemate on widespread
skepticism that Obama
would properly enforce any
immigration reforms that
Congress approved. The GOP

Beatlemania

leader didn't mention that his
own members have balked
at acting on the contentious
issue, which could enrage
core conservative voters in the
midterm election year.
"The American people,
including many of our
members, don't trust that the
reform we're talking about

will be implemented as it was
intended to be," Boehner told
reporters at his weekly news
conference. "The president
seems to change the health
care law on a whim, whenever
he likes. Now, he is running
around the country telling
UNLIKELY 14

50 years later

/

h.

AP FILE PHOTO -
In this Feb. 9,1964, photo, The Beatles, from left, Paul
McCartney, Ringo Starr on drums, George Harrison and John
Lennon, perform on the CBS "Ed Sullivan Show" in New York. ,

Participants share memories of the Beatles' US television debut

BY THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
It was 50 years ago today
(almost) that this mop-topped
band began to play (in
America).
The Beatles made their
first appearance on "The Ed
Sullivan Show," America's
must-see weekly variety
show, on Sunday, Feb. 9,
1964. And officially kicked off
Beatlemania on this side of
the pond.
More than 70 million
viewers were tuned to the
program, airing live from

the Manhattan studio now
housing the "Late Show With
David Letterman."
Here are recollections from
some notable viewers and
participants including one
Beatle.

Upstaged
Charlie Brill and Mitzi
McCall were an up-and-
coming husband-and-wife
comedy team that specialized
in carefully crafted character
sketches. They were thrilled
when they landed their first

appearance on "Sullivan."
Unfortunately, they were
booked on that first Beatles
show slotted just before the
Beatles hit the stage for their
second set. Needless to say,
the studio audience packed
with teenage girls wasn't
interested in watching grown-
ups doing comedy.
Charlie Brill: "Mr. Sullivan
called us into his dressing
room after dress rehearsal.
He said, 'You're doing a
very sophisticated piece of
business and my audience is
14-year-old girls. They won't

Weather weary nation asks

why such a nasty winter

By SETH BORENSTEIN
AP SCIENCE WRITER
WASHINGTON Cold and snow keep
battering the Midwest and East, and
even Atlanta was temporarily paralyzed.
California has been bone dry. Alaska set
heat records.
The wild winter somehow became even
more wicked Thursday morning when the
national average temperature plunged to
a brutal 11 degrees the lowest tem-
perature of a season of extremes
A weather weary nation asks a simple
question: Why?
The answer is the jet stream, the river
of air that dictates our weather. Normally
the jet stream stays in Canada or the
northern U.S., going west to east in a
somewhat straight line. But this winter it
has plunged south, creating high pres-
sure ridges and low pressure troughs and
taking cold polar air south and east and
leaving warm, dry weather to the west.
"We are having an unusual jet stream

INSIDE
Utilities scramble to restore power in Pennsylvania,
Maryland.
*Seepage 5
that's giving us crazy cold weather in the
East and the ridiculously resilient ridge
as it's called in California," said Weather
Underground meteorology director Jeff
Masters.
Q: Why is the jet stream doing this?
A. There are three different forces
probably at work here, but scientists
still need to do more research, said
Derek Arndt, of the National Climatic
Data Center in Asheville, N.C. One is
just the random natural variability of
daily weather. Another is a mid-length
weather feature called the Pacific Decadal
Oscillation think of it as a cousin of El
Nino that warms the northern Pacific
and helps push the jet stream south. And
WINTERI4

understand it. So why don't
you show me everything you
have, and we'll rebuild your
whole act.'"
MM: "The biggest laugh we
got was when I ad-libbed, 'I
was backstage and I stepped
on a beetle.'"
CB: "That got a roar."
MM: "And I thought, 'Oh,
boy, are we in trouble!'"
CB: "After we finished,
we stood in the wings and
watched, but I couldn't hear
anything. The screaming from
BEATLES|4

Food industry

seeks

voluntary

GMO labeling

By MARY CLARE JALONICK
ASSOCIATED PRESS WRITER
WASHINGTON People who want
to know more about genetically modi-
fied ingredients in their food would be
able to get it on some packages, but
not others, under a plan the industry
is pushing.
Large food companies worried they
might be forced to add "genetically
modified" to packaging are proposing
voluntary labeling of those engineered
foods, so the companies could decide
whether to use them or not.
The effort is an attempt to head off
state-by-state efforts to require manda-
tory labeling. Recent ballot initiatives in
LABELING 14

GAINESVILLE (AP) -
Detectives on Thursday
named a serial killer and
sex offender who died in
prison last year as their
prime suspect in the
1989 disappearance of
a University of Florida
student.
The Alachua County
Sheriff's Office said Paul
Rowles likely abducted
the wom-
*.. an who
disappeared
while going
for an eve-
ningwalk
25 years ago
this Sunday.
She was 20.
ROWLES "This case
is highly, highly probable
that Paul Rowles is the
suspect in the disappear-
ance and likely murder of
Tiffany Sessions," Sheriff
Sadie Darnell said.
Standing in front of
a dig site where inves-
tigators spent the last
two weeks searching for
Sessions' remains, Darnell
explained why she
believes Rowles abducted

and killed Sessions.
"All indicators have
pointed to him," Darnell
said. "There's not a DNA
connection with him and
Tiffany Sessions, and it's
probably remote at this
point 25 years later that
there will be a DNA con-
nection. But every other
connection is there."
Detectives interviewed
Rowles about the DNA
match in 2012. Alachua
County Sheriff's Detective
Kevin Allen returned
in 2013 to ask about
Sessions, but Damrnell said
Rowles was medically
unable to cooperate.
The best piece of
circumstantial evidence
was found after Rowles'
death. Detectives discov-
ered a 2002 calendar/
journal/address book in
his prison cell with names
and dates of his victims. It
also had the date Sessions
disappeared 2/9/89 -
with "(hash)2" written on
either side. Detectives be-
lieve Rowles was referring
to his second victim.
"It may not be a smoking

gun, but it's close," said
Sessions' father, Patrick
"We've got a lot here, and
there's a lot more that y'all
don't know."
Rowles was sentenced
to life in prison in 1976 for
a murder in Miami, but
under old Florida law, was
paroled in 1985.
He moved to Gainesville
in April 1988, 10 months
before Sessions disap-
peared. According to
detectives, he worked
delivering scaffolding to
a construction site near
where Sessions walked
daily. He was not working
the day she went missing.
Rowles also has been
tied to a Gainesville
murder.
Rowles ended up back
in prison in July 1994,
sentenced to 19 years for
armed kidnapping and
sexual battery of a minor in
Clearwater. In 2012, DNA
evidence linked Rowles
to Beth Foster, a Santa
Fe Community College
student. Her body was
found March 26,1992, in a
wooded area in southwest

Patrick Sessions, center, and his son Jason, right, watch as
Alachua County Sheriffs technicians use a back hoe Thursday,
in Gainesville, Fla., to dig for evidence in the 1989 disappear-
ance of Tiffany Sessions, a University of Florida student.

Gainesville the same
spot where detectives
had been searching for
Sessions' remains.
Patrick Sessions is a
prominent South Florida
real estate developer. He
used his connections with
former Miami Dolphins
quarterback Dan Marino
and other NFL players to
gain attention to the case
in 1989. He also organized

one of the most extensive
searches in state history,
but his daughter was
never found.
Her disappearance
came less than two years
before another serial
killer, Danny Rolling,
murdered five college
students in Gainesville.
Investigators were never
able to link Rolling to
Sessions.

Opening statements in

loud music death trial

JACKSONVILLE
(AP) A Florida man
intended to kill a teen
outside a convenience
store after an argument
over loud music, even
though the 17-year-old
posed no threat, pros-
ecutors said Thursday
during opening state-
ments of the man's
murder trial.
Michael Dunn, 47,
is accused of killing
Jordan Davis, who was
outside the Jacksonville
store with his friends
in November 2012. An
argument began after
Dunn told them to turn

the music down, police
said. One of Davis'
friends lowered the
volume, but Davis then
told him to turn it back
up.
Dunn, who had a
concealed weapons
permit, pulled a 9 mm
handgun from the glove
compartment, accord-
ing to an affidavit, and
fired multiple shots into
the SUV, striking the
Marietta, Ga., teen in
the back and groin.
Prosecutor John Guy
told jurors that Davis
posed no threat to Dunn
and that there was no
weapon in Davis' truck.
"Jordan Davis was
upset, no doubt. He
was cussing, no doubt.
He raised his voice, no
doubt. But he never
threatened the guy,"
Guy said. "The only
thing he had on his
person was a cellphone
and a pocket knife.
They stayed in his
pocket."
Dunn's attorney, Cory
Strolla, told jurors that
Dunn felt threatened
and fired in self-defense.
Under Florida law,
Dunn had every right
not to be a victim, the

defense attorney said.
During the argument,
Davis brandished the
pocket knife, which was
4 inches and serrated
when opened, Strolla
said.
Davis' words to Dunn
were, "'I should kill you
right now,'" Strolla said.
A witness to the
shooting said he pulled
up to the convenience
store and went inside
where the music was
loud enough to be
noticeable in the store.
When Steven Smith
went outside, he said he
noticed the music had
stopped.
Smith said he heard
someone from a
Volkswagen Jetta say,
"Nope, you're not going
to talk to me that way."
Smith testified that he
then saw a man reach
into the glove com-
partment through the
passenger window, pull
out a pistol and fire into
the SUV.
The SUV started driv-
ing off and Smith said
he noticed bullet holes
in the side of the car.
Smith said he never
saw anyone with a
weapon in the SUV.

I STATE BRIEFS
3 migrants dead
after boat overturns
off Florida
MIAMI (AP) Officials
say Coast Guard search-
and-rescue crews
are searching for two
people after the Royal
Netherlands Navy rescued
seven suspected migrants
and recovered three dead
bodies earlier off the east
coast of Florida.
The U.S. Coast Guard
reports that the Royal
Netherlands Navy
Zeeland contacted
watchstanders around
noon Thursday to report
a capsized 24-foot center
console vessel with seven
suspected migrants atop
of the hull. A Coast Guard
cutter and a helicopter
were sent to the scene,
about 75 miles northeast
of West Palm Beach.
Upon discovering
the vessel, the Royal
Netherlands Navy
rescued the survivors and
recovered the bodies from
within the hull.
The Royal Netherlands
Navy was heading to Key
West when it discovered
the overturned vessel.
Coast Guard spokes-
man Mark Barney says
they're still trying to
determine the national-
ities of the boaters and
whether human smug-
gling was involved.

3 arrested after
meth, frozen gators
found in home
LAKE WALES (AP)-
Sheriff's deputies arrested
three people after finding
two frozen alligators, an
illegal fish and hundreds
of grams of methamphet-
amine inside a central
Florida home.
The Polk County
Sheriff's Office says they
found numerous meth-
amphetamine smoking
devices and bags of the
drug within the reach of
twin 10-month-old babies.
The Ledger of Lakeland
reports the twins' parents
face multiple charges,
including negligent child
abuse. A third person
who was at the house was
arrested.
Deputies found a
living black bass, which
was under size by state
standards. Two alligators
were in the freezer. The
woman told them she
was planning to stuff the
gators.
The Department of
Children and Families
took custody of the twins.
Their parents and the
other man were taken to
jail.

Ex-Salvadoran
general appeals
deportation order
FALLS CHURCH, Va.
(AP) -A lawyer for
El Salvador's defense
minister is telling the
United States' highest
immigration court that
his client should not
be deported for human
rights abuses because
the U.S. government
supported the Salvadoran
military's tactics.
Gen. Eugenio Vides
Casanova has been living
in Florida since immi-
grating in 1989. In 2012,
an immigration judge
ruled that he could be
deported for his role in
multiple acts of killings
and torture committed by
the Salvadoran military,
including the deaths of
three American nuns and
a lay churchwoman in
1980.
The Board of

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GI Joe, the world's first action figure, turns 50

SARATOGA SPRINGS,
N.Y. (AP) G.I. Joe is
turning 50.
The birthday of what's
called the world's first
action figure is being
celebrated this month
by collectors and the toy
maker that introduced
it just before the nation
plunged into the quag-
mire that would become
the Vietnam War a
storm it seems to have
weathered pretty well.
Since Hasbro brought
it to the world's attention
at the annual toy fair in
New York City in early
1964, G.I. Joe has un-
dergone many changes,
some the result of shifts
in public sentiment for
military-themed toys,
others dictated by the
marketplace.
Still, whether it's
the original "movable
fighting man" decked
out in the uniforms of

UNLIKELY
FROM PAGE 1

everyone he's going to
keep acting on his own."
Just last week, Boehner
and other House
Republican leaders had
unveiled broad prin-
ciples for immigration
changes, including legal
status for the estimated
11 million immigrants
living here illegally,
tougher border security
and a shot at citizenship
for children brought to

BEATLES
FROM PAGE 1

the audience was so
intense that I didn't even
know what the Beatles
were doing."
MM: "Now I feel like
it was an honor to be on
that show with them, but
our performance wasn't
what we wanted it to
be. We never look at the
recording of it."

A guitar and a wig
At age 29, Vince
Calandra was a rising
young program coordi-
nator on "The Ed Sullivan
Show" whose many
duties included, on one
notable weekend, looking
after four musical guests.
Fortunately, he was
versatile.
"George was sick. He
had a 102-degree tem-
perature," says Calandra.
"So he didn't come to the

WINTER
FROM PAGE 1

finally, a new and contro-
versial theory is that a
warmer Arctic region and
shrinking summer sea ice
from man-made global
warming has shifted jet
stream patterns, making it
wavier and bringing more
unpredictable weather.
Q: Is it unusual for the
weather pattern to last
this long?

LABELING
FROM PAGE 1

California and Washington
state failed, but several
state legislatures are con-
sidering labeling require-
ments, and opponents of
engineered ingredients are
aggressively pushing for
new laws in several states.
The move comes as
consumers demand to
know more about what's

in their food. There's very
little science that says
genetically engineered
foods are unsafe. But
opponents say there's too
much unknown about
seeds that are altered

the four branches of the
U.S. military, or today's
scaled-down products,
G.I. Joe remains a popu-
lar brand.
"Joe stood for every-
thing that was meant
to be good: fighting
evil, doing what's right
for people," said Alan
Hassenfeld, the 65-year-
old former CEO for
Pawtucket, R.I.-based
Hasbro Inc., whose
father, Merrill, oversaw
G.I. Joe's development in
1963.
But it's Don Levine,
then the company's
head of research and
development, who is
often referred to as the
"father" of G.I. Joe for
shepherding the toy
through design and
development. Levine and
his team came up with
an 11 1/2-inch articulated
figure with 21 moving
parts, and since the

the country illegally.
National Republicans
see the failure to act on
immigration as a polit-
ical drag on the party
after 2012 presidential
nominee Mitt Romney
captured just 27 percent
of the Hispanic vote,
and they are pressing
for action to moderate
the party's image. The
principles endorsed
last week were seen as a
congressional jump-start
for an issue that had been
stalled since Senate pas-
sage of a comprehensive,
bipartisan bill last June.

rehearsal that Saturday,
and I stood in for him
wearing a Beatles wig.
When McCartney saw me
with a guitar in my hand
and a wig, he had a kind
of look like, 'I'm glad you
have a day job, 'cause you
just don't look the part.'"
Standing just offstage
for their performance that
Sunday night, Calandra
describes the sensation
as "unnn-believable!
Pannnn-demonium! You
couldn't hear anything for
the screaming."

'The whole
experience was
just incredible'
Even Ringo Starr didn't
know the magnitude of
what was about to happen
when he played with his
bandmates that night.
"Incredible!" he
recalls. "It was 'Ed
Sullivan,' it was a big
show. We didn't know
while we were playing
that 70 million people

A: It doesn't happen
often, but it's not that
unusual either, said Bruce
Terry, of the National
Weather Service's Weather
Prediction Center in
College Park, Md.
Q: So how cold was
Thursday?
A: The national average
temperature of 11 de-
grees is the coldest of this
winter and will likely be
the coldest of the season,
according to calculations
by Weather Bell Analytics
meteorologist Ryan

in labs to have certain
traits, and that consum-
ers have a right to know
if they are eating them.
The seeds are engineered
for a variety of reasons,
many of them to resist
herbicides or insects.
Pamela Bailey, pres-
ident and CEO of the
Grocery Manufacturers
Association, the food in-
dustry's main trade group,
said the decision on labels
should rest with the Food
and Drug Administration,

which is set up to assess
the safety of foods.
"It does not serve na-
tional food safety policy
to leave these issues to
political campaigns," she
said.

company's employees
included many military
veterans, it was decided
to outfit the toy in the
uniforms of the Army,
Navy, Marines and Air
Force, with such acces-
sories as guns, helmets
and vehicles.
Levine, who served in
the Army in Korea, said
he got the idea for the
moveable figure as a way
to honor veterans.
But he and his team
knew the product wasn't
in Hasbro's usual mold,
and it took years of
pitches before Merrill
Hassenfeld gave it the
company's full backing.
"Most boys in the
'60s had a father or a
relative who was or had
been in the military,"
said Patricia Hogan,
curator at The Strong
National Museum of
Play in Rochester, home
to the National Toy Hall

But conservatives
rebuffed their leaders and
questioned the wisdom
of acting this year,
equating legal status with
amnesty and resisting
giving Obama a long-
sought legislative victory.
Republicans also worry
about primary challeng-
es from the right and
fear that new Hispanic
citizens will add to the
Democrats' voter rolls.
Control of the Senate,
Republicans say, is within
reach, giving them hope
for greater leverage in ne-
gotiations on immigration

were watching, but it
was being in America
that was so exciting.
"All the music we
loved was in America, it
came from America to
England."
While holed up at their
Manhattan hotel, they
were interviewed by the
city's leading deejays,
which, all by itself, was
an amazing experience.
"With Murray the K and
Cousin Brucie, we were
on the radio we were
in the hotel rooms on the
phone to Murray the K.
You didn't have anything
like that in England. The
whole experience was just
incredible."

AP PHOTO
This undated photo provided
by Heritage Auctions shows
autographs by The Beatles
on a 4-foot-by-2-foot section
of a backdrop wall from the
New York theater where The
Ed Sullivan Show theater
took place.

Maue. It was computed
from temperatures at
7 a.m. EST in the Lower
48 states.
The lowest was minus
34 in Montana and sev-
eral areas were minus 20,
according to the National
Weather Service.
Q: Has this been a
record winter?
A: No. Given the
unusual heat in the West
and the cold in the East,
they almost balance each
other, Masters and Arndt
said. So when the final

The grocery manu-
facturers announced
a partnership with 28
farm and food industry
groups Thursday to
push for the legislation.
The groups include the
National Corn Growers
Association, the National
Restaurant Association
and the National
Beverage Association,
all industries that have
seen pushback from
consumers over modified
ingredients.

The groups say man-
datory labels would
mislead consumers into
thinking that engineered
ingredients are unsafe.
The state laws could
also create a complicated

of Fame. "Once you've
bought Joe, you need to
buy all the accessories
and play sets and add-
ons, which was great for
business."
G.I. Joe hit the shelves
in time for the 1964
Christmas shopping
season and soon became
a big seller at $4 apiece.
It remained popular
until the late 1960s, as
opposition to Vietnam
intensified and par-
ents shied away from
military-related toys.
Hasbro countered in
1970 by introducing
'Adventure Team" G.I.
Joes that played down
the military connection.
Into the '70s, G.I. Joes
featured "lifelike hair"
and "kung-fu grip" and
were outfitted with
scuba gear to save the
oceans and explorer's
clothing for discovering
mummies.

in 2015. But the year
leading up to the presi-
dential election could be
a tough one for making
progress since Republican
candidates tend to move
right to shore up support
ahead of the primaries.
The latest unraveling
on immigration came
quickly.
Rep. Paul Ryan, R-Wis.,
who had advocated for
action on immigration
within his caucus, said
this past weekend that
passage of a bill was
unlikely this year and
cited distrust of Obama.

monthly statistics come
out, January in the U.S.
won't be near record
cold.
"When you compare
it to the 20th century,
it was still cold, but not
dramatically cold," Arndt
said.
Q: Was this just a U.S.
thing?
A: No. Parts of South
America and Australia
have had much warmer
than normal weather.
Parts of Europe have
been cold and stormy,

patchwork of label-
ing laws that would
"increase, rather than
reduce, consumer con-
fusion," said Kraig Naasz
of the American Frozen
Food Institute, another
member of the coalition.
The industries are
lobbying members of
Congress to introduce
and pass a bill that would
require FDA to create
a voluntary label that
would take precedence
over any state laws.
They are also pushing
for FDA to do a safety
review of new genetically
engineered ingredients
before they are sold in
food. So far, FDA has not
found safety issues with

Hasbro discontinued
production later that de-
cade. In the early 1980s,
Hasbro shrank Joe to
3 3 inches, the same
size as figures made
popular by "Star Wars."
It has stuck to that size,
with the occasional
issue of larger special
editions.
Over the decades,
G.I. Joe has spawned
comic books, cartoons,
two movies starring
Channing Tatum, and a
G.I. Joe Collector's Club
and its annual conven-
tion GIJoeCon held
in Dallas in April. But
for many G.I. Joe fans
of a certain age, the
newer products hold no
appeal.
"The 12-inch G.I. Joe
built that company," said
Tearle Ashby, of the New
York village of Ballston
Spa. "The stuff they put
out now is garbage."

Senate Minority Leader
Mitch McConnell, R-Ky.,
who faces a primary chal-
lenge, said Tuesday that
differences between the
Senate and House were
an irresolvablee conflict."
On Thursday, shortly
before House members
left Washington, Boehner
said, "Listen, there's
widespread doubt about
whether this adminis-
tration can be trusted to
enforce our laws. And it's
going to be difficult to
move any immigration
legislation until that
changes."

others record warm.
For much of January,
Greenland was 8 degrees
warmer than normal.
Q: When will it end?
A: Soon enough. In
Northern California,
heavy rains are coming.
A predicted eastern
winter snowstorm this
weekend is looking less
mighty than it did a few
days ago. It's not soon
enough for the meteorol-
ogists who predict it.
"I'm sick of it," said the
weather service's Terry.

modified ingredients.
Theresa Eisenman, a
spokeswoman for FDA,
said food manufacturers
are already allowed to
label their foods as free
of genetically modified
ingredients. She said the
agency "recognizes and
appreciates" consumer
interest in the issue.
"FDA has received cit-
izen petitions regarding
genetically engineered
foods, including the
labeling of such foods,"
she said. "The agency
is currently considering
those petitions and at
this time has not made
a decision, in whole or
in part, regarding the
petitions."

ALMANAC

Today is Friday, Feb. 7, the
38th day of 2014. There are
327 days left in the year.
Today in history
On Feb. 7,1964, The Beatles
began their first American tour as
they arrived at New York's John
F. Kennedy International Airport,
where they cracked wise during
a chaotic press conference while
thousands of their fans were
jammed inside the terminal.
On this date
In 1795, the 11th Amendment
to the U.S. Constitution, dealing
with states'sovereign immunity,
was ratified.
In 1812, author Charles
Dickens was born in Landport,
Portsmouth, England.
In 1857, a French court
acquitted author Gustave
Flaubert of obscenity for his seri-
alized novel"Madame Bovary."
In 1904, a fire began in
Baltimore that raged for about
30 hours and destroyed more
than 1,500 buildings.
In 1914, Keystone Film Co.
released the silent short comedy
"Kid Auto Races at Venice,"
Charles Chaplin's second film,
and the first in which he plays
the Little Tramp.
In 1936, President Franklin D.
Roosevelt authorized a flag for
the office of the vice president.
In 1944, Bing Crosby and
the John Scott Trotter Orchestra
recorded"Swinging on a Star"for
Decca Records in Los Angeles.
In 1948, Gen. Dwight D.
Eisenhower resigned as Army
chief of staff; he was succeeded
byGen. Omar Bradley.
In 1962, President John F.
Kennedy imposed a full trade
embargo on Cuba.
In 1974, the island nation of
Grenada won independence from
Britain.
In 1984, space shuttle
Challenger astronauts Bruce
McCandless II and Robert
L. Stewart went on the first
untethered space walk, which
lasted nearly six hours.
In 1999, Jordan's King
Hussein died of cancer at age 63;
he was succeeded by his eldest
son, Abdullah.
Today's birthdays
Author Gay Talese is 82.
Actor Miguel Ferrer is 59.
Reggae musician Brian Travers
(UB40) is 55. Comedy writer
Robert Smigel is 54. Actor
James Spader is 54. Country
singer Garth Brooks is 52.
Actor-comedian Eddie Izzard is
52. Actor-comedian Chris Rock
is 49. Actor Jason Gedrick is
47. Actress Essence Atkins is
42. Rock singer-musician Wes
Borland is 39. Rock musician
Tom Blankenship (My Morning
Jacket) is 36. Actress Tina
Majorino is 29.

Dispute splits
band of real-life
Mich. superheroes
PETOSKEY, Mich. (AP)
- A dispute between
two men over leadership
of a costumed band of
self-professed real-life
Michigan superheroes
has escalated into a
battle of insults.
MarkWilliams, who
dresses up as Batman
to patrol the northern
Michigan community
of Petoskey, and Adam
Besso, who hails from
the Detroit area and is
nicknamed "Bee Sting,"
became friends after
Williams got in trouble
with police in 2011.
But now their
dispute has split the doz-
en-member Michigan
Protectors group, The
Detroit News reported.
Williams, a part-time
landscaper, has drawn
attention for patrolling
in Petoskey. He was
arrested in 2011 after
being spotted atop a
building while wearing a
Batman costume. He was
arrested again in 2012 for
interfering with police at
an accident scene.
Besso was arrested
in 2012 after his shot-
gun discharged as he
patrolled near Flint while
wearing a bulletproof
vest, black leather jacket
with a bee logo, shin
guards and knee pads.

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SAC Capital
ex-trader convicted
of insider trading
NEWYORK (AP)- A
former SAC Capital
Advisors portfolio
manager was convicted
Thursday of helping his
company earn more than
a quarter billion dollars
illegally through trades
based on secrets about
the testing of a potential
breakthrough Alzheimer's
drug.
The verdict capped a
three-week trial that fea-
tured testimony from two
prominent doctors who
confessed spilling secrets
to Mathew Martoma
during lucrative consulta-
tions with financiers.
Martoma sat expres-
sionless as the jury fore-
woman announced he
had been found guilty of
two counts of securities
fraud and conspiracy to
commit securities fraud.

James Carville
joins Fox News
as contributor
NEWYORK (LA Times)
- The ragin' Cajun is
back.
A year after his abrupt
departure from CNN,
Democratic strategist and
cable-news fixture James
Carville has landed a new
gig as a contributor at
Fox News, the network
announced Thursday.
"James' successful and
storied career in politics
over several decades is
an enormous asset to Fox
News," said Bill Shine,
executive vice president
of programming at Fox
News. "We are privileged
to have him lend his
breadth of experience, wit
and dynamic perspective
on the network."
As a partisan liberal,
Carville will be in the mi-
nority at the right-leaning
Fox News, whose contrib-
utors include columnist
George Will, former
Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin,
strategist Karl Rove and
former Massachusetts
Sen. Scott Brown.

US government
to spend $30M on
forest restoration
HELENA, Mont. (AP) -
The U.S. Department of
Agriculture said Thursday
it will spend $30 mil-
lion this year on forest
restoration projects in 12
states to reduce the threat
of wildfires, protect water
quality and improve
wildlife habitat for at-risk
species.
Those first 13 projects
will be the start of a
multiyear initiative to
improve the health of
forests and watersheds
on public and private
lands, Agriculture
Undersecretary Robert
Bonnie said.
With longer fire seasons
in recent years burning
more areas, and beetle
outbreaks devastating
more than 40 million
acres of forests in the
West, the pace and scale
of restoration need to be
increased, he said.

'Motown the
Musical' tour to
reach Detroit
NEWYORK (AP) -The
musical about the Motown
sound is going home.
Producers of "Motown
the Musical" said
Thursday that the show's
national tour will play
Detroit's Fisher Theatre
for four weeks between
Oct. 21-Nov. 16.
The show about Berry
Gordy tells the story of

how his Motown Records
empire rose and fell and
then rose again. It uses
dozens of songs, includ-
ing "War," "What's Going
On?" "My Girl," "Dancing
in the Streets" and "Ain't
Too Proud to Beg."

Unemployment bill
stalled anew
in Senate
WASHINGTON (AP)
- Senate Republicans
narrowly blocked the
advance of legislation to
restore benefits for the
long-term unemployed on
Thursday for the second
time in less than a month,
and Democrats said they
intended to call yet anoth-
er vote on the issue.
"We're one Republican
vote away from restoring
unemployment benefits
for 1.7 million Americans,"
Senate Majority Leader
Harry Reid, D-Nev., said.
The White House called
the outcome disappointing.
The measure called for
a three-month renewal of
an expired program that
provided up to 47 weeks
of federal benefits when
state-paid aid runs out,
generally after 26 weeks.
The cost was estimated at
slightly more than $6 bil-
lion over a decade. It would
have been offset by lower-
ing pension obligations for
some companies, a step
that would have increased
their taxable income.
The vote was 58-40, two
shy of the 60 that backers
of the measure needed to
prevail.

Baucus confirmed
as US ambassador
to China
WASHINGTON
(Bloomberg) Senate
Finance Committee
Chairman Max Baucus
was confirmed Thursday
as ambassador to China,
elevating the chamber's
top leader on taxes, trade
and health care to one of
the toughest U.S. diplo-
matic posts.
The Senate vote was
96-0, with Baucus voting
"present." Baucus will
head to China at a time
of tension in the relation-
ship between the world's
two biggest economies.
His successor in the
Senate will be chosen as
early as this week.
The Montana Democrat
said at his confirmation
hearing that he'd place a
priority on boosting trade
while pressing China
over computer-security
breaches and crackdowns
on political dissidents.
Baucus, 72, will succeed
Gary Locke as ambas-
sador. Montana Gov.
Steve Bullock probably
will appoint a fellow
Democrat to complete
the 11 months remaining
in Baucus's Senate term.

Utilities scramble
to restore power
in Pa., Md.
HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP)
- Hundreds of thou-
sands of people spent
a second day without
electricity Thursday as
utility crews from as far
away as Canada and
Arkansas scrambled to I
restore power lost when !
ice took down trees and
limbs in the mid-Atlan-
tic. Forecasters said a
bone-chilling cold would
remain in place for days.
Nearly a half-million
customers lacked
power in Pennsylvania
and Maryland. In
Pennsylvania, where
most of the outages were
located, officials likened
the scope of the damage
to a hurricane. Some who
might not get power back
for several days sought
warmth or at least
somewhere to recharge
their batteries in
shopping malls, public
libraries and hastily
established shelters.
Pennsylvania Gov.

Tom Corbett said after
an aerial survey of the
storm's aftermath that
crews put a priority on
restoring electricity to
hospitals, nursing homes, -
communications facilities
and sewer plants.

LITTLE ROCK, Ark.
(AP) Arkansas' plan for
expanding Medicaid by
buying private insurance
policies for the poor
instead of adding them
to the rolls was heralded
as a model for convincing
more Republican-leaning
states to adopt a key
part of President Barack
Obama's health care over-
haul. But less than a year
after its approval, the pro-
gram that has extended
health insurance to 83,000
people is on the brink of
being abandoned.
Supporters are increas-
ingly worried that they
won't have enough votes
to keep it alive when the
Legislature convenes

Monday. Rejecting the
program could jeopardize
the state's budget and
reverberate through other
states considering similar
options for expanding
Medicaid as the federal
government wants.
"The ramifications are
way beyond Medicaid
and they're way beyond
the people who would
now go uncovered and
they're way beyond the
hospitals that would be
severely impacted," Gov.
Mike Beebe, a Democrat,
told reporters. "The
ramifications are huge,
and the Legislature will
have to figure that out."
Narrowly approved
by the Republican-led

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Legislature last year,
Arkansas' plan would use
federal money to pur-
chase the private insur-
ance for the low-income
workers newly eligible
under the new health care
law. Dubbed the "private
option," it appealed to
Republicans who believed
private insurers would
administer the benefits
more efficiently than the
Medicaid program, which
they consider bloated.
Republicans also saw it
as a step toward finding
more options around
Medicaid.
"Prior to Arkansas you
had two options: expand
Medicaid or don't," said
Matt Salo, executive

Martin Luther King's children battle

ATLANTA (AP)- A
generation after the Rev.
Martin Luther King Jr.'s
death, his children are
fighting among themselves
again, this time over two of
their father's most cher-
ished possessions: his 1964
Nobel Peace Prize medal
and the Bible he carried.
The civil rights leader's
daughter Bernice King
has both items, and her
brothers, Dexter King and
Martin Luther King III,
asked a judge last week
to order her to turn them
over. She said her brothers
want to sell them.
In a blistering statement
this week, Bernice said
their father "MUST be
turning in his grave"
over the idea. She said
that while she loves her
brothers dearly, she was
"appalled and utterly
ashamed" of the plan,
and added: "It reveals

a desperation beyond
comprehension."
Then on Thursday, at
a news conference from
the pulpit of the historic
Ebenezer Baptist Church
where her father and
grandfather preached, she
portrayed herself as the
true protector of King's
legacy.
"When the record books
are written, let it be said
that there was at least one
heir who tried to further
the legacy," she said.
In response to repeated
emails and calls, a lawyer
for the King estate, which
is controlled by Dexter and
Martin III, sent a copy of
a 1995 agreement among
the siblings in which they
signed over the rights to
many items to the Estate
of Martin Luther King Jr.
Inc. The lawyer offered no
comment.
It is the latest in a string

of disputes over the years
that some historians have
come to see as a sad and
unseemly footnote to
history that could damage
King's name.
David J. Garrow, whose
book "Bearing the Cross:
Martin Luther King Jr. and
the Southern Christian
Leadership Conference"
won the 1987 Pulitzer
Prize, said he wasn't "sur-
prised in the slightest" to
hear about the latest fight
among the King heirs.
"The agenda has always
been greed," Garrow said.
"It's been about maximiz-
ing the dollar value of Dr.
King's legacy."
Bernice has repeatedly
acknowledged the validity
of the 1995 agreement but
is now refusing to hand
over the Bible and medal,
the brothers said in court
papers.
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director of the National
Association of Medicaid
Directors. "With Arkansas
going to the table, other
states saw there's now a
third option."
Other states have
pursued similar compro-
mises, with Iowa receiving
federal approval for an
expansion modeled in
part on Arkansas and
Pennsylvania exploring
a similar plan. Utah
Gov. Gary Herbert, a
Republican, wants to
expand Medicaid and is
considering Arkansas'
approach. Overall, 26
states have agreed to ex-
pand Medicaid while the
rest, mostly Republican-
dominated, have not.

over estate

was assassinated in 1968.
His widow, Coretta Scott
King, died in 2006.
The King children have
profited from their father's
legacy In 2006, Sotheby's
auctioned off 10,000
documents from their
collection for $32 million,
with the siblings receiv-
ing equal shares of the
proceeds.
They also haven't shied
from legal battles that
push their family disputes
into the public eye.
Garrow said King's Bible
should go to a museum or
somewhere it can be seen
by everyone.
"The fundamental
bottom line here is that
the King children have no
clue what their father's
legacy really means," the
historian said. "Martin
Luther King Jr. was the
most unselfish, ungreedy
person who ever lived."

(AP) -After a rocky
start to the week, U.S.
stocks roared back on
Thursday, giving major
stock indexes their
biggest gain of the year.
The Dow Jones indus-
trial average and the S&P
500 index each closed up
1.2 percent, their largest
single-day increase since
Dec. 18.
The rally helped the
market rebound a day
after a modest loss and
continued a gradual
comeback since a plunge
of more than 2 percent
on Monday.
"The market was very
oversold going into the
day's trading," said Jim
Russell, senior equity

strategist at U.S. Bank
Wealth Management.
The Dow Jones
industrial average
jumped 188.30 points, or
1.2 percent, to close at
15,628.53. The Standard
& Poor's 500 index rose
21.79 points, also 1.2 per-
cent, to 1,773.43. Both
indexes were still down
about half a percent for
the week following a
steep drop on Monday.
The Nasdaq composite
gained 45 points, or
1.1 percent, to 4,057.12.
Thursday's surge began
overseas, where the
European Central Bank
decided not to cut interest
rates. The move propelled
major European stock

WASHINGTON (LA
Times) In a positive
sign heading into Friday's
unemployment report,
initial jobless claims
dropped sharply last
week, offsetting a surpris-
ing jump the previous
week.
There were 331,000
people who applied for
first-time unemployment
benefits in the week
ended Saturday, the
Labor Department said
Thursday.
That was down from an
upwardly revised 351,000
the previous week, which
was the highest level
since mid-December.
Economists had expect-
ed a more modest drop to
337,000 claims last week.
The four-week average,
which smooths out
volatility, rose slightly to
334,000 through last week.
Claims have been
averaging a level that
would be consistent with
moderate labor market
growth.

DETROIT (Bloomberg)
- General Motors Co.
posted fourth-quarter
profit that missed an-
alysts' estimates as the
automaker lost money
in Asia outside of China,
faced higher taxes and
restructured in Europe.
Profit excluding one-time
items was 67 cents a share,
Detroit-based GM said
Thursday in a statement,
trailing the 87 cent average
of 14 analysts' estimates
compiled by Bloomberg.
That compares with
48 cents a share a year ear-
lier. GM's miss follows Ford
Motor Co.'s fourth-quarter
results last week that
exceeded estimates with
per-share profit of 31 cents,
excluding one-time items.
While GM had a record
year in North America
and continued profits in
China, it fell short of an-
alysts estimates because
of a higher tax rate and
restructuring expenses,
mostly in Germany, said
Chief Financial Officer
Chuck Stevens.

indexes sharply higher.
Then the markets got
a dose of good news on
the U.S. job market. The
Labor Department re-
ported that fewer people
applied for unemploy-
ment benefits last week.
That report, combined
with a private survey
on U.S. hiring released
Wednesday, appeared to
bolster investors' confi-
dence that the govern-
ment will issue a positive
January jobs report on
Friday.
"Those two numbers
combined ... suggest
that perhaps tomorrow's
numbers might look a
little stronger," Russell
said.

Boehner: 'We're
not going to
default' on debt

WASHINGTON
(AP) House Speaker
John Boehner promised
Thursday that the GOP-
controlled House won't
miss a late-February
deadline to increase the
government's borrowing
cap.
"Look, we do not want
to default on our debt,
and we're not going to
default on our debt,"
Boehner said.
The Ohio Republican
held open the possibility
that the House could
consider a debt limit
increase that's "clean" of
any GOP add-ons.
Boehner is struggling
to win enough support
among Republicans
to pass a debt limit
measure without help
from Democrats. He
has already discarded
adding provisions to the
must-pass measure such
as a mandate that the
Obama administration
approve the Keystone XL
pipeline.

K & K Bakery says yes to

natural ingredients

K& K Bakery, 13661
Tamiami Trail in the
North Port Center
shopping plaza, asks cus-
tomers this question: Who
said that tasty things can't
be good for your health?
Owners Igor Kostov and
Alex Korsikov invite you
to visit the shop (near T's
Deli) and you'll find out
that useful food can and
should be delicious.
Baker Sergey Strelkov
explains that the secret is
very simple: "We said yes
to natural ingredients and
no to preservatives, dry
yeast, artificial colorants,
fragrances and low-quality
products." So what do you
get when you buy the
bakery's bread, rolls and
pastries? Kosher, highest-
quality flour; organic, nat-
ural fruits as fillings; fresh
yeast; Belgian chocolate;
fresh farmer's cheese; and
bran and whole-wheat
flour. K & K constantly adds
new products traditional
European pastries, cookies,
European and Slavic
breads, and much more.
It adds the care and love
to make every loaf special,
to give every customer the
benefits that exceed expec-
tations. For more informa-
tion, call 941-423-1700.
000
Greek Grille & Gallery,
14828 Tamiami Trail in
the North Port Commons
across from Lowe's, will
hold a Greek cooking
class at 2 p.m. March 2.
Cost is $50. If you pur-
chase before Feb. 20, you'll
receive a bottle of wine
free. The class is limited to
22 aspiring Greek chefs.
On the menu: skordalia,
Greek-American salad,
prassopita and drunken
shrimp. Visit its Facebook
page at Greek Grille &
Gallery, or call 941-423-
6400 for more information
or to sign up for the class.
0

S.A.S. Accounting
owner Suzanne Peterson
has been in accounting
and taxes for 25 years.
Before moving to North
Port from Fort Lauderdale
permanently in 2006, she
worked for a CPA firm for
18 years in Hollywood, Fla.
She and her husband, Ron,
built a home here in North
Port in 2004. Sue traveled
for two years back and
forth to Fort Lauderdale
to continue serving her
clients. But in 2006, tired
of traveling so much, Sue
bought her clients from the
CPA firm and opened SA.S.
Accounting in her home.
Now, she's opened S.A.S. in
the North Port Center.
Besides accounting, her
firm does personal income
taxes, small business and
corporate accounting,
business taxes such as sales
taxes, payroll taxes and
business startups. S.AS.
Accounting is located at
13631 Tamiami Trail (next
to Abbe's Donuts) in North
Port. Its telephone number
is 941-423-3900 with hours
of 10 a.m.-6 p.m. Monday
through Friday and by ap-
pointment on Saturday and
Sunday and after hours.
000

The Harbor Cove
Grandmothers Club will
host its annual craft show
from 8 a.m.- 1 p.m. Feb. 22
at the manufactured home
park, 499 Imperial Drive,
off U.S. 41 north of the
Warm Mineral Springs
entrance. There will be
more than 40 vendors
showcasing arts and crafts

items ranging from wood-
working to stained glass
and everything in between.
A pancake breakfast is
available in the morning
and grilled hot dogs in the
afternoon, with a bake
sale to satisfy those with a
sweet tooth. Admission is
free, and 90 percent of all
the profits will be allocated
to the group's charity fund.
The Grandmothers Club
donates to children's char-
ities and schools through-
out the North Port area.
For more information, call
chairwoman Janet Reed at
941-423-9114.
000
A Masquerade Ball ben-
efiting the Gene Matthews
Boys & Girls Club in North
Port with the purchase of
a transport van is planned
Feb. 15. Join the Boys
& Girls Club for Once
Upon a Time: A Fairy Tale
Evening of festivities.
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men protested across
Israel on Thursday
against the government's
plans to draft them into
the military.
Carrying signs and
chanting slogans pledg-
ing to resist enlistment,
the demonstrators shut
down major traffic ar-
teries, set fire to garbage
dumpsters and even a
police vehicle, as police

attempted to contain
them with water cannons
and mounted troops.
More than a dozen
demonstrators were
arrested, according to
media reports.
The demonstrations
followed a Supreme
Court ruling this week
banning government
funding of several
thousand students who
have failed to comply
with draft notices issued
by the army.

In response, Finance
Minister Yair Lapid sus-
pended all funding to the
boys' religious schools.
The court decision
enraged ultra-Orthodox
rabbis and politicians.
"The Supreme Court
has declared war against
us. We will fight back,"
opposition lawmaker
Moshe Gafni told Israeli
media.
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law states that all Israeli
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at age 18. In practice, the
state exempts many from
service, most notably
ultra-Orthodox Jews
and the country's large
Arab minority, both of
whom may volunteer for
service.
About 8,000 ultra-
Orthodox youth come
of draft age every year,
but the overwhelming
majority do not enlist.
In Ashdod, hundreds
protested Thursday the
arrest of a high school
yeshiva student. The
youth, who did not
report after receiving a
draft notice, was picked

up after a routine traffic
inspection of his papers.
The decades-long
exemption of ultra-Or-
thodox Jews was widely
regarded as unfair, as
well as an obstacle to
their eventual integration
into the workforce.
Two years ago, the
Supreme Court ruled
unconstitutional the
law that regulated their
exemption. Since then,
efforts to enact legisla-
tion on enlistment of
yeshiva students have
floundered.
The loaded political
issue has dictated the
makeup of Israel's

current government,
which set it as a top
legislative priority
after the elections. For
the first time in years,
ultra-Orthodox political
parties remained in the
opposition.
This week's court
ruling was taken by some
observers to suggest
it was losing patience
with the government for
not yet having passed a
new bill to replace the
overturned law. Members
of the parliamentary
committee forging the
legislation report it is
nearing the final stages
of work.

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Syrian rebels free
hundreds in attack
on prison

BEIRUT (AP) -A sui-
cide bomber blew himself
up at the gates of a Syrian
prison Thursday and
rebels stormed in behind
him, freeing hundreds of
inmates as part of an of-
fensive aimed at capturing
key government symbols
around the northern city
of Aleppo.
Government forces,
meanwhile, dropped crude
"barrel bombs" in deadly
airstrikes as both sides
escalated their fight for
the strategic city ahead of
a second round of peace
talks set for next week.
Opposition leaders threat-
ened to suspend the talks
over the barrel bombings.
In the past six days alone,
the makeshift weapons
- containers packed with
explosives, fuel and scrap
metal have killed more
than 250 people in Aleppo,
including 73 children,
according to the Britain-
based Syrian Observatory
for Human Rights.
In other developments,
the Syrian government
said it has reached an
agreement with the United
Nations to let hundreds
of trapped civilians leave
besieged parts of the city
of Horns and to permit
U.N. humanitarian relief
convoys to enter.

US sees Russian
hand in envoy's
bugged call

WASHINGTON (AP)
- U.S. officials say they
suspect Russia is behind
the leak of an apparently
bugged phone conversation
about Ukraine between two
senior American diplomats
in which they make dispar-
aging comments about the
European Union.
The officials noted that
an aide to Russian deputy
prime minister, Dmitry
Rogozin, was among
the first to tweet about a
YouTube video that contains
audio of the alleged call be-
tween the top US diplomat
for Europe, Victoria Nuland,
and the U.S. ambassador to
Ukraine, Geoffrey Pyatt. The
video is subtitled in Russian.
In the audio, voices
resembling those of Nuland
and Pyatt discuss inter-
national efforts to resolve
Ukraine's ongoing political
crisis. At one point, the
Nuland voice colorfully sug-
gests that the EU's position
should be ignored. "F--- the
EU," the female voice said.
In the tweet, posted some
seven hours before exis-
tence of the video became
widely known on Thursday,
the Rogozin aide, Dmitry
Loskutov, opined: "Sort of
controversial judgment
from Assistant Secretary
of StateVictoria Nuland
speaking about the EU."

Former warlord
launches campaign
to succeed Karzai

KABUL, Afghanistan
(AP) He has been
called a mentor to
accused 9/11 master-
mind Khalid Sheikh
Mohammed and the man
who welcomed Osama
bin Laden to Afghanistan
in the 1990s. He was ac-
cused of war crimes and
atrocities, and even has a
terror group named after
him in the Philippines.
But these days, Abdul
Rab Rasoul Sayyaf has
refashioned himself as
an influential lawmaker,
elder statesman and
religious scholar and
possibly the next presi-
dent of Afghanistan.
While Sayyaf is not
the only former warlord
among the 11 candidates
in the April 5 election to
succeed President Hamid
Karzai, he appears to
have sparked the greatest
worry among Westerners
because he is seen as
having a viable chance at
winning. Other front-run-
ners include Abdullah
Abdullah, who was the
runner-up to Karzai
in the disputed 2009
elections; Qayyum Karzai,
a businessman and the
president's older brother;
and Ashraf Ghani, a
former finance minister
and academic.

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Lightning fail

to slow Pirates

Lehigh's

tactic doesn't
derail PCHS

ByDAWN KLEMISH
SUN CORRESPONDENT
PORT CHARLOTTE
-After last week's I
action-packed district
championship against
Venice, Thursday night
might have seemed like ltonB P "
a letdown.
But Port Charlotte
High School still
cruised to a 61-37
victory against Lehigh
in the Region 6A-8
quarterfinal. With the ..
win, the Pirates (23-5) ..
advance to host Barron l
Collier in the semifinal
at 7 p.m. Tuesday. The
Cougars beat Venice
52-29 in the other -"
quarterfinal.
"We played Venice .
and they woke us up,"
Port Charlotte coach
Kevin Purcell said.
"The girls played well RJ
tonight. We wanted to
dictate the pace of the
game ... and we wanted
it tonight. We were
like caged animals out
there."
In doing their home-
work, the Lightning
(18-10) learned the
Pirates' best weapon is
their transition game.
When Lehigh proved
unable to defend the
PIRATES 16

fares, this will be her last
high school competition
since she will sit out
of track and field this
spring to focus on her
nursing career. She's been
enrolled all school year at
the Charlotte Technical
Center licensed practical
nurse program, which
includes two days of
LIFTER 15

By CHUCK BALLARO
SUN CORRESPONDENT
ENGLEWOOD For
Lemon Bay High School,
its first regional game
since 2002 wasn't a work
of art.
But the Manta Rays
came up big when
they had to, outscoring
Cypress Lake 16-7 in the
fourth quarter to pull
away for a 47-33 victory
Thursday in a Region
5A-3 quarterfinal.
The Manta Rays host
the regional semifinal
Tuesday against Cape
Coral, which beat
Sebring 59-36 in the
other quarterfinal.
"An ugly win is better
than a pretty loss,"
Lemon Bay coach Mike
Young said. "It's survive
and advance at this
point. We made our free
throws when we had to,
played great defense and
got big rebounds late."
Hayley Smith had 15
points, six steals and
three assists, while senior
Kayla Reid scored 10
points and added nine
rebounds for the Mantas.
But it was the little
things from the bench

that put Lemon Bay over
the top.
The Mantas (18-8)
put the clamps on the
Panthers early, allowing
one field goal in the
first quarter, but could
take an 11-2 lead after a
parade of missed shots
and turnovers.
The Mantas led 23-15

UP NEXT
Lemon Bay: vs Cape Coral,
Tuesday, 7 p.m.

at halftime, but Cypress
Lake (18-12) chipped
away with the help of
freshman Alyssa Vetter,
who made a field goal

early in the fo
ter to make it
Lemon Bay
tributions froi
players Rojahl
Taylor DiGiacc
Brooke Bedfoi
tain its lead, a
from its senior

SUN PHOTO BY ROB SHORE
Lemon Bay's Sydni Ogilvie signs her letter of intent to run for
Southeastern University on Thursday. Surrounding her,
clockwise from top left, are athletic director Tom Catanzarite,
cross country coach Joe Casale and Ogilvie's mom, Toni.

Ogilvie signs to run

for Southeastern

By ROB SHORE
SPORTS WRITER
ENGLEWOOD -The
ink wasn't even dry on
Sydni Ogilvie's letter
of intent to run cross
country for Southeastern
University when Lemon
Bay High School principal
Bob Bedford offered the
obligatory crack.
"Did you read that
before signing?" Bedford
asked. "Do you know
what you signed?"
The smile on Ogilvie's

face said that she did as
she wrapped up a signing
ceremony attended
by her Lemon Bay
teammates.
Ogilvie, who helped
take Lemon Bay to a
10th-place finish at the
state cross country meet,
will run for Southeastern
starting in the fall. She
said the Lakeland liberal
arts school, which com-
petes at the NAIA level,
was her No. 1 choice all
OGILVIE|6

looks to place
at state finals
By ZACH MILLER
SPORTS WRITER
ENGLEWOOD -
Jessica Garza will end her
Lemon Bay High School
athletic career with her
first state championship
appearance.
After four years of
volleyball and weight-
lifting, and three years
of track and field, she
will compete for her first
state placement at today's
FHSAA girls weightlift-
ing championships in
Kissimmee.
No matter how she

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By BARBARA BOXLEITNER
SUN CORRESPONDENT
For a backup in his
weight class, wrestler
Trent Keisling has been
reliably productive.
The Lemon Bay High
School graduate is com-
peting at 184 pounds for
Division III Thiel College.
The sophomore enters
this weekend with a 5-6
overall record, according
to the National Wrestling
Coaches Association
website.
Keisling isn't a starter
because the team's top
wrestlers happen to be in
the upper weight classes

and are upperclassmen,
too, coach Craig Thurber
said.
"He's actually been
wrestling pretty well this
year," Thurber said. "He's
made a lot of improve-
ments. He's one of the
hardest working kids we
have on the team."
Keisling is making the
most of wrestling behind
the standouts. He faces
them during practice, a
valuable learning experi-
ence he calls "a blessing in
disguise." His training part-
ner is junior Jordan Powell,
a 2013 all-American.
"He always tells me
every day, 'You've made
leaps and bounds,'"
Keisling said.
Junior Jacob Lowry,
who has more than 20
wins, is another to offer
encouraging feedback.

"He doesn't say much,"
Keisling said. "He's very
strong. He's instinctive.
I'm able to
take him
down every
T' once in a
while. He
said, 'You
S have the
moves. You
KEISLING just need
to have the
confidence. Have my
confidence and go for it.'"
"I know everything I
need to know in a match,"
he said. "It's a matter of
believing in myself."
His confidence re-
ceived a boost when he
placed eighth during the
Dec. 7 Ohio Northern
Invitational, the first time
he has placed.
"It's one of the tougher
tournaments in our

season," he said. "I need-
ed three wins to place for
sure."
He lost three decisions,
including two to the same
opponent, and won by
forfeit, pin and decision.
He pinned aWaynesburg
University junior who
was on the team that won
the Presidents' Athletic
Conference champion-
ship last year.
"I pinned one of my
rivals," Keisling said.
"That was huge."
He followed with a 9-6
decision over a Division
II foe.
"That match was a ba-
rometer," he said. "It was
5-5 going into the third
period. I just exploded.
I got momentum. It was
phenomenal."
Thurber said Keisling
came to the program

fundamentally sound,
though Keisling has
added to his moves.
"I was sort of one-dimen-
sional," said Keisling, who
won an 8-4 decision during
a Jan. 10 meet. "I had a lot
of natural strength. Once
you get to college, every-
body knows everything.
You need to mix it up. I'm
more aggressive. I'm more
aware on the mat."
"In high school, I could
rely on my strength," he
said. "Now I have to rely
on my intelligence and
technique."
And he continues to
build his strength. "In
college, obviously there's
a big strength difference,"
Thurber said. "We make
sure they're getting
enough time in the
weight room. He works
hard in the weight room."

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Rookie hasn't

made a cut

this season

BY THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

PEBBLE BEACH, Calif.
-Andrew Loupe knows
how one week can change
everything. He can only
hope his 8-under 63 in
the AT&T Pebble Beach
National Pro-Am is the
start of another one.
Loupe had to wait three
hours to tee off because
of rain Thursday, and
then he played bogey-free
on the Shore Course at
Monterey Peninsula.
That gave him the lowest
score among those who
finished their rounds.
Rain soaked the
Monterey Peninsula in
the morning, which was
great news for an area
desperate for rain, not so
much for the tournament.
Puddles quickly formed
on the greens at Pebble
Beach and Spyglass Hill,
forcing play to be stopped
on all three courses.
Monterey Peninsula
played the easiest, and
Loupe took advantage.
He never had to scramble
for par, missed only one
fairway and only two of
his birdies were over 10
feet. This was his first trip
to the area, and it was
everything he imagined.
"This place is amazing,"
Loupe said with a smile
as wide as a fairway.
The 25-year-old from
Louisiana hasn't made the
cut in five starts his rook-
ie season. Loupe might
not even have a PGA Tour
card except for his tie for
sixth in the last event of
the Web.com Tour Finals.
He had missed the cut in
his previous three "Finals"
event.

AP PHOTO
Mike Weir chips the ball to the 10th green during the first round of the AT&T Pebble Beach
Pro-Am on Thursday at the Monterey Peninsula Country Club Shore Course in Pebble Beach, Calif.

Stuart Appleby, Jim
Renner, Richard Lee and
Scott Gardiner had 65s at
Monterey Peninsula. Phil
Mickelson, a four-time
champion, was at 5-under
par through 15 holes when
the round was stopped
because of darkness.
Pebble Beach played
the toughest, though the
weather was not nearly
bad enough to make that
much of a difference with
only a cool breeze and no
rain the rest of the day.
JimmyWalker, already
a two-time winner this
season, got up-and-down
for birdie on the 18th for
a 66, the best score at
Pebble.
Jordan Spieth, playing
with country singer Jake
Owen, had the best round
at Spyglass Hill at 67.

Molinari in 4-way tie for lead:
Edoardo Molinari was part ofa
four-way tie for the first-round lead at

the European Tour's Joburg Open with
his 7-under 64 in Johannesburg.
The Italian was joined by Scottish
pair Alastair Forsyth and Craig Lee and
South African Justin Walters.
Molinari, a 2010 Ryder Cup player,
opened with three straight birdies at
Royal Johannesburg and Kensington
and collected eight in all on the
par-71 West Course. Lee had the most
impressive round with his 7-under 65
on the tougher par-72 East Course.
Players play one round on each of
the East and West courses on Thursday
and Friday before finishing on the East
over the weekend.

Korda, Burnett lead Ladies
Australian Masters: American
Jessica Korda sustained her strong
early-season form to share the lead
with compatriot Katie Burnett after
the first round of the Ladies Australian
Masters in Gold Coast, Australia.
After winning the season-opening
LPGA event in the Bahamas last week,
the 20-year-old Korda carded eight
birdies and three bogeys in a 5-under 68.
Korda won the 2012 Australian
Open and again showed her liking

for Australian conditions, holding the
outright lead until Burnett closed with
birdies on her last two holes.

Woods to skip Match Play
Championship: Tiger Woods is skip-
ping the Match Play Championship in
Arizona in two weeks.
Woods announced on his website
that he wasn't planning to compete
in the first World Golf Championship.
He said his plan was to attend the
Sochi Olympics in Russia before his
girlfriend and champion skier Lindsey
Vonn got injured.
Instead, he will stay home and
prepare for three tournaments in
Florida. He'll next play the Honda
Classic on Feb. 27 followed by title
defenses at Doral and Bay Hill.
This is the first time Woods will
miss the Match Play Championship
when healthy and the tournament
was held in America.
It also means Match Play will be
without three of the top players in the
world -Woods, Phil Mickelson and
Adam Scott.

12
The number of new events added
to the Sochi schedule that were not
competed in Vancouver.

* OLYMPIC ROUNDUP

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AP PHOTO
American Hannah Kearneyjumps during qualifying in the
women's moguls at the Rosa Kutor Exreme Park on Thursday.
Kearney earned the top spot in qualifying.

SCanadian leads

slopestyle prelim

BY THE ASSOCIATED PRESS Olympic medalist Evgeni Plushenko
Competition at the finished second toYuzuru Hanyu of
Sochi Olympics started Japan in the men's, but world cham-
even before Friday's pions latiana Volosozhar and Maxim
formal opening ceremony Trankov won the pairs convincingly.
because 12 men's and
women's medal events Men's downhill: American
have been added since skier Bode Miller mastered the Olympic
the Vancouver Games four course on his very first run, leading
years ago. the opening downhill training session.
All eyes were on the Patrick Kueng of Switzerland was
slopestyle course, which second, a slim 0.03 seconds behind.
has drawn criticism. Matthias Mayer ofAustria was third,
On Thursday the only 0.17 behind.
criticism at the venue was Women's downhill: Anna
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Is a sweep within reach? l ByBOBBAUM
J_ By BOB BAUM
Am ericans are side, where veteran driver bronze in 2002 and its ASSOCIATED PRESS
Steven Holcomb is a first gold in 78 years at SCOTTSDALE, Ariz.-
on brink of favorite in both the two- Vancouver four years ago, While much of the nation
unprecedented and four-man competi- their two-man Olympic is buried in snow, glazed
tions, that history could record has been abysmal, by ice or just plain shiver-
Success be made. The Americans hadn't ing in the cold, it's time to
Holcomb, who won the medaled in the event play ball in the desert.
By FRANK FITZPATRICK overall two-man World since a 1952 silver. Spring training officially
THE PHILADELPHIA INQUIRER Cup title this season and Having paid $24 began Thursday when
The possibility that was second in the four- million for a U.S. Olympic Arizona's pitchers and
U.S. bobsledders could man, could become the Committee sponsorship, catchers reported, with
sweep all three events at first American to sweep BMW was eager to get their first workout set for
the 2014 Winter Olympics the two- and four-man involved, today.
is far less surprising than gold medals, the first The German-based On the other side of
the alchemy that led to in 78 years to win the luxury carmaker created Phoenix, in Glendale, Los
their unprecedented two-man event and the a two-man sled that's Angeles Dodgers pitchers
success, first in 82 years to capture shorter than its 1990s and catchers report on
Female track stars back-to-back gold in the predecessor, has a much Saturday.
were transformed into four-man, different weight distribu- Full-squad workouts
topflight brakemen. "We've built a lot of tion and, with its wings, for both teams begin next
A severely depressed, momentum heading into resembles a miniature week.
legally blind Army vet was Sochi," said Holcomb. Batmobile. The Diamondbacks and
converted into the world's "Now we've just got to "They're built to go fast, Dodgers get an early start
best driver. And, thanks capitalize on it." to push the envelope," because they will open the
to BMW and NASCAR, Beyond the bobsled- said driver Elana Meyers. MLB season with a two-
a fleet of clunky sleds ders themselves, much of "The old sleds were built game series in Australia on
morphed into sleeker, the credit for Team USAs like tanks so they could March 22-23.
faster versions, ascent can be attributed withstand crashes." The rest of the teams
Pushed by ex-sprinters to the new sleds, par- U.S. bobsledders don't begin workouts next week
Lauryn Williams, Lolo ticularly the two-man crash as often these days. at their spring training
Jones and Aja Evans at versions designed by Drivers like Meyers and haunts in Arizona and
Sochi, America's three BMW engineers. Holcomb, the Army vet, Florida.
two-woman sleds all While the U.S. men have enough experience Diamondbacks players
should contend in the have enjoyed some recent to compete with the went through informal
lone female event, success in the four-man, Europeans who have long workouts in relatively
But it's on the men's capturing a silver and dominated the sport, chilly weather, at least

* OBITUARY:

Hall

Kinei

Former Pirate
Great made a
Second career
Sin TV booth

S THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
RANCHO MIRAGE,
SCalif. Ralph Kiner, who
slugged his way into the
Baseball Hall of Fame and
Enjoyed a half-century
Career as a popular broad-
Scaster, died Thursday. He
Swas 91.
SThe Hall said Kiner died
Sat his home in Rancho
SMirage with his family at
Shis side.
SKiner hit 369 home runs
During his 10-year career,
Mostly with the Pittsburgh
SPirates. He made his de-
Sbut in 1946 and his power
quickly became the talk of
baseball he won or tied
Sfor the National League
Lead in homers in each of
Shis first seven seasons.
S"Kiner's Korner" was al-
ready a fixture on the New
York Mets' airways when
She was inducted into
Sthe Hall in 1975. He was
Selected with just one vote
to spare in his 15th and
final year on the Baseball
Writers' Association of
SAmerica ballot.
SThe six-time All-Star still
ranks sixth all-time with
Sa home run every 14.1
Sat-bats. He averaged more
Than 100 RBIs per season
Sand hit .279 with the
SPirates, the Chicago Cubs
and Cleveland.

| MLB:

REPORT DATES
SAmerican League

AP FILE PHOTO
Willie Mays tries to get Ralph Kiner's hat as the two Hall of
Famers pose for pictures before the start of an Old Timers Day
game at Shea Stadium in New York in 1982.

When he retired early
because of back problems,
Kiner was sixth on the ca-
reer home run list. Several
years later, he joined the
broadcast crew of the
Mets for their expansion
season in 1962 and earned
a permanent place the
home TV booth at Shea
Stadium was named in his
honor.
"Kiner's Korner" was
a delight for players and
fans alike, where stars
would join Kiner for
postgame chats.
Kiner was known for his
malaprops and took them
in stride, often laughing
about his own comments.
Kiner had a stroke about
a decade ago that slowed
his speech, but remained
an occasional part of the
Mets' announcing crew.
He worked a handful of
games last season at Citi
Field, his 52th year of
calling their games.

by Arizona standards, on
Thursday. Temperatures
were in the low 60s but
were expected to rise
to the high 70s over the
weekend.
Manager Kirk Gibson
said the early start to
spring training will mean
a larger gap between the
start of full-squad work-
outs and the beginning of
spring games.
"We'll come in on the
11 th and our first game's
on the 26th," he said. "It
gives us a challenge. We
need to get our pitchers
ready to be ready to go on
March 22."
After the long
trip to Australia, the
Diamondbacks and
Dodgers will come back
to Arizona to complete
spring training before
their stateside regular-sea-
son openers.
"The season's going to
be a little longer," Gibson
said, "but if you look at
the other people that
have played abroad early,
I think there's 10 teams
that went and five of them
have went to postseason
play"

Fellow announcers
such as Keith Hernandez
and Ron Darling always
brightened when Kiner
was alongside them.
Younger fans who were
born long after Kiner
retired also reveled in his
folksy tales.
"As one of baseball's
most prolific power hitters
for a decade, Ralph struck
fear into the hearts of the
best pitchers of baseball's
Golden Era despite
his easygoing nature,
disarming humility and
movie-star smile," Hall
President Jeff Idelson said
in a statement.
"His engaging personal-
ity and profound knowl-
edge of the game turned
him into a living room
companion for millions of
New York Mets fans who
adored his game broad-
casts and later 'Kiner's
Korner' for more than half
a century," he said.

* BASEBALL NOTEBOOK

Rays

invite 5

to camp

BY THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
ST. PETERSBURG
Veteran infielder Wilson
Betemit is among five
players agreeing to minor
league contracts with
Tampa Bay.
The team announced
Betemit, outfielders
Justin Christian and
Jeremy Moore, catcher
Eddy Rodriguez and
right-handed pitcher Juan
Sandoval also received in-
vitations to major league
spring training.
The 32-year-old Betemit
is a .267 career hitter who
has played parts of 11
seasons with the Braves,
Dodgers, Yankees, White
Sox, Royals, Tigers and
Orioles.
Red Sox honor trio:
Pitchers Roger Clemens and Pedro
Martinez and shortstop Nomar
Garciaparra have been selected as this
year's inductees for the Boston Red Sox
Hall of Fame. Joe Castiglione, Red Sox
play-by-by announcer for 31 seasons
beginning in 1983, was chosen as the
non-uniformed inductee. The induction
will be in August.
Around the nation: Seattle
reached agreement on a $14 million,
two-year deal with reliever Fernando
Rodney, according to a person familiar
with the deal. The deal, first reported
by ESPN, includes performance
bonuses. ...
Catcher MattWieters and Baltimore
avoided salary arbitration by agreeing
to a $7.7 million, one-year contract, a
raise of $2.2 million. Wieters had asked
for $8.75 million and the Orioles had
offered $6.5 million when the sides
swapped proposed salaries ...
The Chicago Cubs agreed to a $2.3
million, one-year contract with second
baseman Darwin Barney, avoiding
arbitration....
Baltimore signed right-hander Evan
Meek to a minor league contract with
an invitation to major league camp.

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* NFL:

Incognito

lashes

out on

Twitter

By CHRIS PERKINS
SUN SENTINEL
DAVIE Miami
Dolphins guard Richie
Incognito continues
making news for his
electronic communi-
cations. Thursday his
medium was Twitter, and
his targets were the NFL
investigation and, briefly,
Jonathan Martin's agent,
Kenny Zuckerman.
Incognito, who had
his suspension lifted
Wednesday, tweeted,
"Paul, Weiss, Rifkind -
Really taking your time
on this one. Not like
my career and life have
been in the balance for 3
months."
Ted Wells, the NFL
investigator in charge
of the Incognito-Martin
bullying investigation,
belongs to the New
York-based law firm
of Paul, Weiss, Rifkind,
Wharton & Garrison LLP.
The law firm announced
Wednesday the investi-
gation's results will not
be released until late
next week or perhaps the
following week.
ProFootballTalk.com
reported Incognito also
took a shot at Martin's
agent and then delet-
ed the tweet, which
reportedly said, "Jon
martin's agent is Kenny
Zuckerman at priority
sports. Let's just say he's
not very 'trustworthy.' He
screwed (Martin)."
Incognito was suspend-
ed on Nov. 3 for conduct
detrimental to the team
after Martin accused him
of bullying/harassment.
Incognito, who went to
the Pro Bowl after the
2012 season, eventually
agreed to extended his
suspension. He'll be a
free agent at season's end.
Dolphins owner Steve
Ross has said it's doubtful
Incognito, or Martin,
would ever play for the
Dolphins again.
Depending on what
Wells' report says about
Incognito he could be
a fairly good free agent
signing for some team. He
was one of the Dolphins'
most reliable offensive
linemen when he was
starting at left guard the
last two seasons.
If, however, Wells'
report is critical of
Incognito it could lower
his value to the point
teams are afraid to have
him in their locker room.
Earlier in the week
more than 1,000 text mes-
sages between Incognito
and Martin were pub-
lished by The Big Lead
and those communi-
cations didn't indicate
Martin has any reluctance
toward hanging out with
Incognito.

FlU 78, UAB 73: In Miami,
Rakeem Buckles had 21 points, 11
rebounds and five blocks to lead
Florida International (12-11,4-4
Conference USA), which snapped a
two-game losing skid while winning
its third straight at home.

No. 7 Cincinnati 63,
No. 22 Connecticut 58: In
Cincinnati, Sean Kilpatrick scored
26 points, and Justin Jackson led
a second-half surge that rallied
Cincinnati to its 15th consecutive win.
The Bearcats (22-2,11-0 American
Athletic) trailed most of the game.

Tyaunna Marshall pumped in 32
points and set a Georgia Tech career
scoring record, surpassing Kisha
Ford's mark of 1,955 set in 1997.

No. 14 North Carolina
State 74, Wake Forest 69:
In Raleigh, N.C., Myisha Goodwin-
Coleman scored 16 points to go over
1,000 in her career and Len'Nique
Brown scored all 14 of her points
in the second half to help North
Carolina State.

By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS PANTHERSAT
".n~rT,""" PANTHERS AT
SUNRISE Gustav
Nyquist scored the go- HURRICANES
ahead goal in the second WHO: Florida (22-28-7) at
period, helping lift Carolina (25-21-9)
Detroit past Florida 3-1 WHEN: Today, 7 p.m.
on Thursday night. WHERE: PNC Arena, Raleigh,
Brian Lashoff and N.C.
Daniel Alfredsson also TV: None
scored and Jimmy TV: None
Howard made 23 saves RADIO: No local affiliate
as the Red Wings ended
a four-game road losing John Kerry, Alex Ovechkin scored his
streak. Ovechkin scored his
Scottie Upshall scored NHL-leading 40th goal with 12:14
and Tim Thomas stopped remaining as Washington rallied from
30 shots for Florida, a third-period deficit. Troy Brouwer
which has lost four of its scored twice, Tom Wilson had a goal,
last five. and Braden Holtby made 34 saves
Detroit took a 2-1 lead for the Capitals, who are trying to
when Nyquist grabbed a generate at least a modicum of
rebound in the slot in the momentum headed into the Olympic
RedWings' zone, brought break. Washington had dropped 10
it along the left boards of its previous 13, including a 1-0
and beat Thomas high shutout loss to the NewYork Islanders
on the stick side at 13:22. on Tuesday.
Nyquist has nine goals in -
yquhis last has nine games in Flyers 3, Avalanche 1: In
his last nine games. Philadelphia, Steve Mason stopped
Lashoff added an ,.
Lashoff added an 38 shots, and Mark Streit and Michael
empty-net goal with 20 Raffl scored to lead Philadelphia.
seconds left. Mason blanked Detroit 5-0 on Jan. 28
RED WINGS 3, PANTHERS 1 and stopped the Los Angeles Kings
Detroit 0 2 1-- 3 2-0 on Feb. 1. He was 2:50 away from
Florida 1 0 0 1 his fourth shutoutof the season, and
First Period-1, Florida, Upshall 10 (Ko- third in five games, when Nathan
pecky, Weaver), 19:34.
second Period-2, Detroit, Alfredsson 13 MacKinnon beat him for his 21st goal
(Abdelkader, Kronwall),6:30 (pp). 3, Detroit, of the season. Mason stopped his first
Nyquist 14,13:22.
rhird Period-4, Detroit, Lashoff 1 (Helm, 33 shots.
(ronwall), 19:40 (en).
shots on Goal-Detroit 11-12-10-33. Oilers 2, Rangers 1: In
Florida 2-6-16-24. Goalies-Detroit,
Howard. Florida, Thomas. A-15,623 NewYork, N.Y., Nail Yakupov scored
(17,040).T-2:20. with 1:38 left in regulation to lift
Edmonton. Ryan Smyth also scored
Senators 3, Sabres 2: for Edmonton, which is 5-5 in its last
n Ottawa, Ontario, Milan Michalek 10. Ben Scrivens made 35 saves. New
scored his second goal of the game York's season-high four-game winning
with 23 second left for Ottawa. The streak came to an end.
Sabres had fought back to tie the
game with two third-period goals, Canadiens 5, Canucks 2:
but Senators captain Jason Spezza In Montreal, Max Pacioretty scored
found Michalek in the slot and he three goals for his third career hat
beat Jhonas Enroth over the shoulder trick- despite missing on two
for the winner. The Sabres lost for the penalty shots to help Montreal
fourth straight time. extend Vancouver's losing streak to
six games.
Flames 4, Islanders 2: In
Uniondale, N.Y., David Jones scored Wild 3, Predators 2, OT:
the tiebreaking goal late in the third In St. Paul, Minn., Nino Niederreiter's
period and rookie Reto Berra made 28 goal with 2:44 left in overtime lifted
saves for Calgary. Jones banked the Minnesota to its fifth consecutive
puck off the Islanders goalie Evgeni home.
Nabokov from a sharp angle at 14:28
to lift the Flames to their sixth victory Blues 3, Bruins 2, OT: In
n seven games and their first at St. Louis, T.J. Oshie scored 3:29 into
Nassau Coliseum since 2004. overtime, leading St. Louis. Oshie
jammed the puck in from the side of
Capitals 4, Jets 2: In the net as the Blues, who scored a 3-2
Washington, after getting an Olympic shootout win Nov. 21 in Boston, swept
send-off from Secretary of State the season series.

* COLLEGE WOMEN'S BASKETBALL ROUNDUP

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BEAT SPURS

NEWYORK (AP) -Alan
Anderson scored 19 of his
22 points in the second
half, helping the Brooklyn
Nets pull away from the
short-handed San Antonio
Spurs for a 103-89 victory
Thursday night.
(a-cnfini n rrln( I Titlr ith it

LIFTER

players. Grant's tenure will be known
for not being able to rebuild the Cavs
fast enough despite having a slew of
first-round draft picks, including two
No. 1 overall selections. Vice president
of basketball operations David Griffin
is the acting general manager ...
Miami guard Mario Chalmers was
fined $5,000 by the NBA for violating
the league's anti-flopping rules for
the second time this season. The
violation came with 5:54 left in the

Mike Ekeler, the linebackers coach
at Southern California in 2013, was
named inside linebackers coach at
Georgia. The addition completes the
Georgia defensive staff....
Georgia senior offensive tackle
Mark Beard plans to transfer to
another school for his final year
of eligibility after graduating this
summer.

PRO FOOTRALL

Tn Par iayii Ti uncLn ,L third quarter of Miami's 116-112 road
Tony Parker, Tim Duncan, victory over the Los Angeles Clippers Broncos, Del Rio agree
Manu Ginobili and Kawhi on Wednesday night on deal: Denver defensive coordi-
Leonard, their top four nator Jack Del Rio signed a two-year
scorers, the Spurs were
still wicorers, thin five pointers wCOere LEGE FOOTBALL contract that will keep him in Denver
still within five points C LL LL through 2015. Del Rio was Denver's
early in the fourth quarter Winston plans to play seventh defensive coordinator in seven
before the Nets pulled two more years: Florida State seasons when he joined the Broncos
away for good .... quarterback Jameis Winston said in 2012 after serving as Jacksonville's
Cleveland fired general manager Seminoles coach Jimbo Fisher was head coach from 2003-11....
Chris Grant. Owner Dan Gilbert on the money when he stated the Buffalo coach Doug Marrone hired
decided to make the move a day Heisman winner might play two more Rob Moore to take over as receivers
after Cleveland was beaten by an years of college football. The redshirt coach. Moore spent the past four
injury-ravaged Los Angeles Lakers freshman told The Associated Press years coaching the same position at
team that finished the game with five that's indeed his plan.... Syracuse.

Gasquet reaches Open classes and three days of t
Sud quarters: In Montpellier, work at Fawcett Hospital
France, top-seeded Richard Gasquet a week. Not to mention S
of France advanced to the Open Sud the time she spends at S
de France quarterfinals after beating home completing her
countryman Paul-Henri Mathieu 6-1, high school courses using
6-3. Gasquet, the defending cham- Florida Virtual School. (
pion, next faces another countryman, "It's tough being able to I
qualifier Albano Olivetti.... make it on time for prac- l
Rafael Nadal will miss next week's ATP tices and I'm completely
tournament in Buenos Aires after a virus exhausted half the time,"
set back his return from a back injury Garza said. "On the day i
sustained atthe Australian Open. of the (sectional) meet
I woke up at five in the t
GOLF morning to go to clinical t
Sin Port Charlotte. It takes t
USGA to allow a lot out of me."
measuring devices: The She completed the t
United States Golf Association certified nursing assistant (
approved the use of distance-mea- program as a part-time 1
during devices in all of its amateur student at Lemon Bay
championships and their qualifying last year, and plans to
events, starting this year. The decision earn her registered nurse i
was reached jointly with the Royal certificate from Edison i
and Ancient Golf Club of St. Andrews. State College in the next t
Stwo years.
Her drive to become a 1
Nurse started with taking s
an anatomy and physiol- i
coach Joe Wickline, quarterbacks coach ogy class her sophomore
and assistant head coach for offense y class er sop omore (
Shawn Watson, tight ends coach Bruce year and learning about \
Chambers, wide receivers coach Les the opportunities offered (
Koenning, running backs coach Tom- T
mie Robinson, linebackers coach and bytheCTC. The deeper
recruiting coordinator Brian Jean-Mary, she's gotten into her
assistant head coach for defense and
defensive line coach Chris Rumph, de- study, the more she's
fensive backs coach and special teams realized it's what she o
coordinator Chris Vaughn and strength
and conditioning coach Pat Moorer to ....
three-year contracts
TEXAS-PAN AMERICAN Named U HIGH SCHOOL ROUNDUP
Lindsay Vera women's assistant soccer

coach.
UTAH STATE Named Joe Lorig line-
backers coach.
WASHINGTON Suspended QB Cy-
ler Miles and WR Damore'ea Stringfellow
from the football team.
WESTERN NEW ENGLAND An-
nounced the resignation of field hockey
coach Sarah Kelly. Named Hannah Lott
interim field hockey coach.

Two state champs
crowned: St. John's Country Day
School defeated Lakeland Christian,
1-0, in the Class 1A girls soccer state
final at Eastern Florida State College
in Melbourne.. St. John's Country
Day did not allow a goal in five
postseason games, outscoring its state
tournament foes 31-0.
In Class 2A, American Heritage
(Delray Beach) defeated Trinity
Catholic in penalty kicks, 1-0 (4-3).
The final marked the fourth time in
five playoff games that American
Heritage won via a penalty-kick
shootout.
The Class 4A and 5A semifinals are
scheduled for today as is the Class
3A final between American Heritage
(Plantation) and Merritt Island.

Bayne gears up: Trevor
Bayne said this is"a really big year"for
his team. Bayne said he has trained
harder physically this offseason than
ever, logging miles in the car, his
running shoes and the pool. He has
tested the past two days atTalladega
Superspeedway, including a solitary
session on Thursday.
The 2011 Daytona 500 winner
and part-time triathlete revealed in
November that he had been diagnosed
with multiple sclerosis. Bayne said he is
symptom-free and doesn't have to take
any medication.

Around the nation:
Texas Motor Speedway announced a
multiyear title sponsorship agreement
for its spring race on April 6 with Duck
Commander, the brand of best-selling
duck calls and Robertson family-owned
company featured on the A&E show
"Duck Dynasty." The race will be known
as the Duck Commander 500...
Jeb Burton landed a ride for Daytona
a week after sponsorship issues caused
Turner Scott Motorsports to fold.
Burton will drive in both the Truck
Series season opener and ARCA race at
Daytona International Speedway for
ThorSport Racing. ...
In Daytona Beach, Memo Gidley was
released from Halifax Health Center
following three separate surgeries
for injuries suffered in the Rolex 24 at
Daytona on Jan. 25 ...
Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing
won the battle with Panther Racing for
the Army National Guard sponsorship
for the upcoming IndyCar season. The
National Guard will be Graham Rahal's
primary sponsor on the No. 15 Honda.
Panther Racing had held the contract
since 2008.

wants to do. So much so,
n fact, that becoming a
nurse is a higher priority
than having a chance to
play volleyball in college.
Although she received
some interest from
schools when she played
it a clinic in Orlando last
year, she hasn't reached
out to any coaches,
instead focusing on her
future as a nurse.
"I just really enjoy being
around people and help-
ng them," Garza said.
'It's sad to see people go
through hard times and I
have the opportunity to
help them."
First, though, she'll
try to end her athletic
career with a bang. She
hopes to place in the top
10 out of 30 lifters in the
119-pound division, hop-
ng to break the school
record of 150 pounds in
the clean and jerk.
She'll be joined today
by teammate and fellow
senior Anna Fetzer, who
s also in the 119-pound
division. There will also
be 10 lifters from Port
Charlotte High School
mand nine from Charlotte
competing for state titles.
Contact Zch Miller at 941-206-1140
orz miller@sun-herald.om.

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* PREP WRESTLING: Regional tournaments

Stone establishes

his own identity

By ZACH MILLER
SPORTS WRITER
PUNTA GORDA-
Stone Dennis is starting
to emerge from the shad-
ow of his older brother.
Last year, Bucky Dennis
made his name known
as a sophomore for
Charlotte High School by
winning a Captain Archer
title, a district title and
qualifying for the state
meet. This year, Stone is
a sophomore and "doing
(his) best" to follow in
Bucky's footsteps.
He is 14-15, but earned
his first trip to regionals
by placing third at last
week's District 2A- 11
meet. He's also accom-
plished something his
brother never had to deal
with: coping with the
pressure of trying to live
up to lofty standards.
"It was kind of stress-
ing me out all season,"
Stone said. "(Bucky) was
Captain Archer champion
last year, so I felt like I
gotta do that or gotta do
this. I've come up short
a few times but it feels
good to make it to where
he was last year."
Stone and Bucky, along
with 10 other Charlotte
wrestlers, will compete
in the Region 2A-3 meet
today and Saturday in
front of a home crowd at
Wally Keller Gymnasium.
Stone, who has been
wrestling at 182 pounds
since being called up from
junior varsity mid-season,
is coming off one of his
best tournaments last
week. He went 3-1 at
districts with his only loss
coming to the No. 1 seed.
"We know he's got a lot
of talent, he's got a couple
years of wrestling under

OGILVIE
FROM PAGE 1
along.
"It's a Christian school
and it's smaller," Ogilvie
said. "Their cross country
team is new and I'm
excited to be a part of
something like that."
Ogilvie finished 82nd
at the state meet in
Tallahassee, running the
five-kilometer course
in 21 minutes, 18.90
seconds.
"I think I have a lot of
potential (in Ogilvie), first
of all," said Southeastern
cross country coach Paul
Kurtz, who attended the
signing. "I think because
she hasn't run cross

REGIONAL
TOURNAMENTS
TODAY AND SATURDAY
Region 3A-2: Includes 14 North
Port wrestlers, at Osceola High
School (Kissimmee)
Region 2A-3: Includes 12
Charlotte wrestlers and one Port
Charlotte wrestler, at Charlotte
High School
Region 1A-3: Includes seven
Lemon Bay wrestlers, at
Berkeley Prep High School
(Tampa)

his belt," Charlotte coach
Evan Robinson said. "He's
starting to come into his
own now at the end of
the year. We knew he had
it, but he had to find it.
And I think he's starting
to realize it and having
a lot more confidence in
himself."
Besides confidence,
Stone said it took him
some time to stop com-
paring himself to Bucky.
"I never made it an
open problem, it was just
in the back of my head,"
Stone said. "I kind of
stopped worrying about it
because it doesn't matter
really. The way I see it is
I'm my own person, he's
his own person."
Since Stone finished
third last week, his first
match will be against the
runner-up of another
district. If he finishes in
the top four this weekend,
he'll qualify for the state
tournament.
Bucky, coming off his
second district heavy-
weight championship,
is looking for his first
regional championship
and another trip to states.
Contact Zach Miller at 941-206-1140
orzmiller@sun-herald.com.

country for that many
years, she's got a lot left in
her. I'm excited with the
way that I train runners,
she'll only get faster."
The ceremony was also
attended by her father,
Lemon Bay football coach
D.J. Ogilvie, who has seen
a fair few such signing
over the years. But with
Sydni being his eldest
child, it was the first time
he attended one as a
parent.
"I know it's going to
be a new chapter for
her in her life," Ogilvie
said. "She's made a great
choice. She's only got a
couple of months left at
home. It's exciting, but it's
intimidating, too."
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FROM PAGE 1
Smith, who converted a
three-point play with six
minutes remaining to
spur a 7-0 run that broke
the game open.
"It was rocky at the
start for both of us, but
we definitely picked it
up," Smith said. "It's the
furthest I've been in my
high school career and we
were hosting a regional,
so there were some
nerves."
The Lemon Bay
defense stifled Cypress
Lake, Amanda Chapman
made two big foul shots,
DiGiacomo put in a key
layup and Sarah Lutz
went 5 of 8 from the line
in the closing minutes.

"Our strategy

we possibly cou

make

PIRATES
FROM PAGE 1
Pirates, its best plan was
to limit Port Charlotte's
touches by holding the
ball at half court.
White it proved effec-
tive, the tactic which
began after a Courtney
Robertson 3-pointer at
4:40 in the first quarter
and lasted more than 4
minutes also didn't
give fans much of a show.
Katie Stewart jumped
in place, Robertson threw
questioning glances
toward the home bench
and even the crowd tried
to cajole Leondra Bell
into action but the Lehigh
guard made no forward
movement until the game
clock read :30.
The Lightning did not
score on the possession.
"We knew they like to
run the floor and they
did a very good job of
it," Lightning coach Eric
Washington said. "Our
strategy was to contain
them as much as we
possibly could, keep them
from running and make it
a half-court game."
As a result, the Pirates
led 7-4 after the first
quarter. The Pirates

extended their zone in
the second to prevent
another long stall but
Lehigh did its best to hold
the ball as long as pos-
sible. Port Charlotte still
managed to score 14, and
hit the locker room with a
21-13 cushion.
The Pirates scored five
points in 30 seconds to

"We've been preach-
ing getting everyone
involved, and when their
number was called they
were ready," Young said.
"But Taylor made that
three-point play and our
seniors stepped up."
The Mantas put the
game on ice by going 12
for 17 from the line in the
fourth quarter, while the
Panthers went 7 of 20 for

open the second half.
From there, the Lightning
didn't have the luxury of
running the clock and
Port Charlotte was free
to play their style of ball.
The Pirates scored 25 in
the quarter, marked by 10
points from Stewart, who
hit back-to-back 3s in the
final minute to push Port
Charlotte's lead to 46-28.
From there, the Pirates
were able to use their
bench at their leisure.

By GARY BROWN
SUN CORRESPONDENT
ARCADIA- Good
pitching and solid
defense by both teams
were the trend Thursday
night as Charlotte High
School edged DeSoto
County 2-1.
The Tarpons rode the
strong pitching of starter
Courtney Sunnarborg,
the only senior on the
team, and freshman Julie
Dedrick, to the victory.
Sunnarborg, who was
the winning pitcher in
Wednesday's 1-0 victory
over Mariner, pitched the
first five innings, allowing
three hits and one run on
a homer by Debbie Brown
in the fifth inning. She
didn't walk a batter.
Dedrick pitched the last
two innings, allowing two
hits and no walks.
With two outs in the
bottom of the seventh
inning, DeSoto County's
Jillian Deriso and Brown
both singled. Deriso went
to third on Brown's single
and Brown stole second.
But Dedrick got Chelsea
Whitmore to fly out to
end the contest.
"Courtney pitched
well," Tarpons coach Greg
Higgins said. "She had a
little trouble with some of
her pitches at first but got
better as the game went
on. She was the winning
pitcher (Wednesday)
night and pitched 6 2/3
innings. We brought her
back tonight and she did
well again."
Charlotte (2-1) got
runs in the first and third
innings. In both innings,
freshman Kayla Chavarria
drove in the run with a
single, and both times
another freshman,
Marissa Stack, scored the
run. In the top of the first
inning, Stack doubled
with one out. She went to
third on a sacrifice bunt
by Jessica Valerius and
scored on Chavarria's
single.
In the third inning,
Stack reached first on a
throwing error and stole
second base. Chavarria
singled to bring in Stack
with the second run.
From then on, the
pitchers dominated the
game, except for Brown's
towering home run over
the center field fence.
Brown hit for the cycle.
Junior Amber Reid
went the distance for
the Bulldogs (1-1). She
allowed five hits, struck
out one and walked one.
"She's getting better,"
DeSoto County coach
Billy Hines said of Reid.
"She had some good
pitches tonight. It was
a very good game with
pitching and defense."
Charlotte and DeSoto
County each made just
one error in the game.
The Bulldogs will host
Palmetto at 7:30 p.m.

Charlotte County
teachers change lives
ast week, a reader called me to
complement the Parkside busi-
ness Beautification Award story.
She mentioned that she had taught at
Neil Armstrong, and still subbed there.
After a few more minutes of conversa-
tion, we figured out the reader was my
fifth-grade teacher, Mrs. Anderson. I
won't tell you how many years ago that
was, though. Some things are better
left a secret.
I also had the good fortune to
attend the Gamma Nu Reach to Teach
fundraising fashion show at Murdock
Baptist Church, complements of
another educator, Jill Overbey. Not
only was she a counselor at my alma
mater, Charlotte High School, she
is also part of the office staff at New
Hope Chiropractic, where I practice
acupuncture.
For me, the highlight of the fashion
show was reconnecting with so
many teachers I had met through my
journey through the Charlotte County
school system. Many people can point
to one particular teacher who made
a lifelong impact in their lives. My
lifelong love of dance helped introduce
me to a teacher who changed my life -
Terri Whitacre.
Mrs. Whitacre coached the
Silverettes Dance Line, which was part
of the Silver King Marching Band. The
years I spent with her in the dance line
were the best of my school career. Not
only did I improve my dance skills, I
had a role model extraordinaire for
organizational skills. I'm not sure that I
could juggle both a full-time job and a
medical practice today if it weren't for
her example back then. Her continual-
ly sunny disposition and commitment
to students in school or in the
dance company she owned for several
years made a difference to a lot of
young women in Charlotte County.
In China, teaching is considered as
noble a profession as medicine. I think
they are spot on and we could do
a better job here of supporting those
who spend their lives making a differ-
ence in and out of the classroom.
Thanks, teachers.

COMMUNITY NEWS
Take your sweetheart
to the Banjo Bash
By BARBARA PIERCE
HERALD CORRESPONDENT
The fifth annual Banjo Bash is set
for Friday and Saturday, Feb. 14-15 at
the Charlotte Harbor Event Center.
"We'll have great Dixieland jazz and
great bluegrass. You'll walk out with
a big smile on your face because
there is no sad banjo music," said
local organizer John Wildeman. The
world's greatest banjoists and ensem-
bles will perform.
"It's an inexpensive night of top
notch entertainment," said Wildeman.
Headliner Tim Allan of Venice has
performed on TV, in movies, and
concerts around the world. He is in
the National Banjo Hall of Fame.
"He's incredible a one-of-a-kind
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Johnny Baler of Oklahoma City is another
headliner for the Banjo Bash. He is one of
the world's most ardent performers and
promoters of the banjo.

By BERNADINE ALLESEE
SPECIAL TO THE HERALD
The Gamma Nu Chapter of Delta
Kappa Gamma International Teacher's
Society held its 5th annual Reach to
Teach Fashion Show and Luncheon to
raise money for Charlotte County senior
girls who will be attending college and
majoring in education. The event was
held Jan. 25 in the Murdock Baptist
Church Fellowship Hall, at 18375
Cochran Blvd., in Port Charlotte. The
elegant lunch was catered by the Olive
Branch Caf6 and served assorted greens
with garden vegetables, chicken with
cranberry sauce, scalloped potatoes,
green beans almandine, rolls, chocolate
cake with iced tea and coffee.
The room was decorated in red, gold,
and white the colors of Delta Kappa
Gamma. The hall was packed with mem-
bers and guests who sat at 25 round
tables decorated with black tablecloths
along with red and gold cloth napkins.
The table centerpieces were fresh red
and gold Gerber Daisies with greenery
in clear bowls. A large runway lined with
raffle bags was provided for the models
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Pizza Hut opens
100th store in area
izza Hut has grown in Southwest
Florida. Store number 100 opened
at 925 Kings Hwy Suite 3, Port
Charlotte on Jan. 30. The store offers
take out and delivery.
"We wanted to make it more conve-
nient for people in the area to get their
pizza," said Darrrell McCrory.
Pizza Hut's hours are 11 a.m. to
11 p.m. Sunday through Thursday
Friday and 11 a.m. to midnight
Saturday.
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Hua)itat For Hinunjiti W1o-mn Build 2014
Peace River Quilters'Guild is raising $1,000 for the Habitat for Humanity Women Build
2014. They will be raffling a quilt named "Building Blocks of Hope:' Tickets are one for $3
or two for $5. Only 400 tickets will be sold so your odds of winning are way better than the
lottery. The quilt tickets will be sold at the Habitat stores in Port Charlotte and Punta Gorda
and various places around the county. The next place the quilt will be displayed is at the
Quarter Auction on Feb. 18 at the Port Charlotte Elks Lodge, 20225 Kenilworth Boulevard,
Port Charlotte 33954. This event is open to the public. For more information about the quilt,
email the Peace River Quilters' Guild at info.- peaceriverquilters.org. For more information
about the Women Build, email Gabrielle Reineck at outreach charlottecountyhfh.org.

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Students tune up for

upcoming festivals

he Charlotte County Jazz Society
organized its fifth annual school
band show at Murdock Baptist
Church, 18375 Cochran Blvd., Port
Charlotte, on Feb. 1. During the show,
bands from Charlotte County middle
and high schools performed three songs
before jazz society members offered
constructive criticism to the students.
The event is meant to prepare the
students for district festivals.

HERALD PHOTOS BY BETSY WILLIAMS
RIGHT: Kevin Guerrier, a sophomore at Port
Charlotte High School, plays the keyboard by ear.

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Port Charlotte High School's Pride Jazz Band performs during the assessment.

Jose Lopez, Port Charlotte High School's director of bands, visits with Paul Montanari, the band
director at Charlotte High School, in between the performances of the two high school bands.
Lemon Bay High School's band played earlier in the morning.

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Landscaping continues at library
Parking and landscape improvements continue at the
Mid-County Regional Library, 2050 Forrest Nelson Blvd., Port
Charlotte. The parking lot has been resealed and striped,
providing clearer paths for pedestrians and cars, and new
trees have been planted.
The improvements will continue with the addition of
ground-cover plants along the canal walkaway and plant
beds. Three large Bismarck palm trees have succumbed to
disease and will be replaced. The gazebo is being relocated
to South County Regional Park in Punta Gorda, where it will
serve a larger, diverse group in its new location, including
remote-controlled boat enthusiasts and picnickers. The new
landscaping will provide commercial and residential neigh-
bors an attractive surrounding.
For more information, call 941-625-7529.

Sidewalk closed to pedestrian traffic
The sidewalk along the southbound U.S. 41 Access Road
between Gardner Drive and Conway Boulevard is closed to
pedestrian traffic, in conjunction with the U.S. 41 Stormwater
Structures Microtunneling Project. While the U.S. 41
access roads are closed only at the Pompano Waterway,
the pedestrian sidewalk must be closed from traffic light to
traffic light. Pedestrians should seek alternate routes as "No
Trespassing" signs are posted at this location; pedestrians
are not allowed to travel through this construction zone.
More information is available at www.CharlotteCountyFL.gov
- click on "Project Status Updates" in the "Popular Links" on
the left.

Holding the flags that will fly on their sailboats distinguishing their new 2014 position with the Charlotte Harbor Singles for Sail are Hal Pierce,
treasurer; Shelby Lockwood, Rear Commodore; Mary Ann Walczak, secretary; Dan Blake, Vice Commodore; Dave Oberle, past 2013 Commodore; and
Terry Reiss, new 2014 Commodore._______________________
LEFT: Sherry Wintour received a *,
special gift for all her work with the
club's newsletter and publicity from
Past Commodore Dave Oberle.

Will McCaslin, Harold Frising, Buzz Mitchell and Steve Goode share a few stories before dinner.

Members of the 2013 CHSFS cabinet are Judy Fincher, Harold Frising, Steve Goode, and Holly
Multra, who await their thank-you gift from the 2013 Commodore Dave Oberle, before he handed
over the command.

I New Commodore Terry Reiss presented the 2013
Past Commodore Dave Oberle presented Bob Commodore, Dave Oberle, with his new flag to fly
Semer with the annual Gilligan's Award. on his boat as the Past Commodore.

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HERALD PHOTOS BY BETSY WILLIAMS
Jamming in the courtyard at the Cultural Center, a group of non-professional bluegrass musi-
cians were enjoying the time spent together before the actual bluegrass concert on Jan. 18. Jim
Blahnik on mandolin takes his turn playing solo.

Jim Faugust on guitar, Jeff Bock also on guitar and Darlene Faugust on mandolin stood center
under the pavilion where the Bluegrass Jam took place.

Choosing a bench under the pavillion was Ken Brandel on guitar.

Susan Della-Corte, Lori Hodges and Debbie Ugo from Back on the Rack found a nice sweater for
Hodges.

Cameo Bonass and her $100 worth of raffle Anne Loomis walks among the crowd wearing a
tickets, striking navy dress from Back on the Rack.

Duane Maurer sits back and plays his guitar, jamming with fellow bluegrass musicians.

FROM PAGE 1
musician," said Wildeman.
Allan is well known for his "dueling
banjos," where he plays both the banjo
and the guitar, one over each shoulder.
Johnny Baier of Oklahoma City is
another headliner.
"He's just fantastic. He'll have the
audience in the palm of his hand," said
Wildeman.
Baier is Executive Director of the
National Banjo Hall of Fame.
Two local bluegrass bands will play -
the Myakka River Bluegrass Band and
the Southwind Bluegrass Band.
Performers will come from all over
the world to play in this exciting event,
from Germany, New Orleans and
Naples, Fla.
Musicians will pay their own expens-
es and donate their time, as the Banjo
Bash is a benefit. All proceeds from the
event will go to the nonprofit Young
Musicians Education Foundation. The
foundation, organized byWildeman
two years ago, provides music lessons
for kids who wish to learn to play a
stringed instrument and could not
otherwise afford it.
Wildeman feels strongly that students
should have exposure to music lessons,
especially since music is no longer
offered in schools. Since it began, the
foundation has given out more than
$20,000 in grants to students so that
they can gain an appreciation for music
through lessons. The students chosen

to be awarded the grants are referred
mostly by word of mouth. To continue
their grants, they must keep up their
grades in school and have a good report
from their school teacher.
"All the performers are really ded-
icated to helping these kids," added
Wildeman. "They believe in what we're
doing."
One of the performers will be a
15-year-old from Punta Gorda who has
learned to play the guitar through the
foundation. "It feels wonderful to hear
him perform," said Wildeman.
The Banjo Bash will feature three
performances Friday night, Saturday
afternoon, and Saturday night. Reserved
seats are $15; general admission $12.
Each performance will be different,
though Headliner Tim Allan will play
at each performance, as well as John
Wildeman and Mike Currao. Wildeman
and Currao have done much perform-
ing for the past several years, including
being the opener for the Ramsey Lewis
Trio.
Currao, of Punta Gorda, is being
inducted in the National Banjo Hall of
Fame.
Workshops presented by the mu-
sicians are included in the price of
admission; they begin Friday morning
at 9 a.m.
To obtain tickets, call the box office
at 941-833-5444. Tickets can also be
purchased through Ticketmaster.
For more information, go to www.
banjomusic.org.

HERALD PHOTOS BY ROBERT NELSON
The winners of this year's lighted house
contest, sponsored by Team Parkside and
organized by Mary Bosco, were honored during
the annual Parkside meeting at the Cultural
Center Jan. 16. Thirty houses were picked from
the five zones in the Parkside community.

Susan Swanson holds flowers and a plaque
for her service as President of Team Parkside.
"Please continue to support the Parkside
movement and the county'," said Swanson.

Daniel Wegner talked about the waterways
in the Parkside community. "If you have an
iPhone, download the app Creek Watch and
help keep an eye on the water ways/'Wegner
said. Creek Watch is an app that helps track and
gather information across the country.

Charlotte County Sheriffs Deputy William Miller From left, Tess Canja speaks while Tom Rice, Commissioner Tricia Duffy answered a number
spoke about the importance of neighborhood President and CEO of Fawcett Memorial of questions about the waterways, including
watches and safety. "Together we can better Hospital and Vice President of Team Port Char- the cleanup of Sunrise lake and the progression
your area;' said Miller. lotte, checks his notes at the podium, and slow downs the project has had.

From left, Tom Rice gives Buddy DiPalma a
plaque thanking him for serving on the board
of Parkside last year.

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Mike's Mattress
hires new staff
Mike's Mattress, a seven-year winner
of the Best of Charlotte Reader's Choice
Award, has added two new members to
their sales team.
Charen De Koven just moved from
Cape Coral to Port Charlotte and has 12
years of mattress sales experience.
"It seemed like Mike's Mattress was
the place to go if you a wanted quality
mattress at the lowest prices," said
De Koven. "Mike has a commitment to
superior customer care and service."
Doug Kleppe has experience in both
sales and advertising and relocated to
Port Charlotte in July 2013.
"I was eager to find a position with
a well-established, quality orientated
company" said Kleppee. "I saw Mike's
Mattress TV ads and decided to check
them out for myself."
Mike's Mattress is located at 23330
Harborview Road, Port Charlotte.
Store hours are from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m.
Monday through Friday, 10 a.m. to
5 p.m. Saturday and noon to 4 p.m.
Sunday.
For more information, call 941-
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Salon & Spa hosts
grand opening Saturday
All About you Salon & Spa is having
a grand opening from 1-4 p.m. on
Saturday. They will be having a fantasy
fashion show, food and giveaways. Todd
Matthews of Kix county will be doing a
live remote. For current customers who
have preregistered for the big ticket
giveaways, this is the day you could be
a winner of a TV, sterling silver bracelet
or a 1-ct hearing and necklace set.
Salon & Spa hours are from 9 a.m.
to 6 p.m. Tuesday through Thursday
and from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Friday and
Saturday. For more information,
visit www.hairnailsbydawn.com or call
941-629-4247.

Class Act Grooming
A new dog groomer is opening up
this Saturday. Class Act Grooming will
be having their grand opening on their
first day of business starting at 8 a.m.
They will be offering a number of spe-
cials in honor of the business opening.
Everyone who shows up Saturday will
get 20 percent off a full grooming.
Just a shampoo for a small dog will
start at $9.99 and you can pick the
shampoo from their inventory. Class
Act Grooming will have other specials
during the grand opening, so be sure to
stop by and see them.
Class Act Grooming is located at 2401
Tamiami Trail Unit C in Port Charlotte.
For more information or to book a
grooming, call at 941-255-3647.

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By AL HEMINGWAY, PGH CORRESPONDENT
It was officially known as
Dunkeswell Airfield. However,
most American service
personnel stationed there called it
Mudville Heights.
Just to walk around the place re-
quired one to wear knee-high boots
to prevent them from getting mired
in the thick, oozing mud. The base,
located in East Devon, England,
did have one distinction: it was the
only U.S. Navy base in Great Britain
during World War II.

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PAST

Jim Ross knew it well. He, how-
ever, referred to it as "the mud
hole." From 1944 until war's end in
May 1945, he served with VB-105
Squadron, Fleet Air Wing 7. Their
assignment was to patrol the Bay of
Biscay searching for German sub-
marines using the B-24 Liberator,
designated by the U.S. Navy as
the PB4Y-1, built by Consolidated
Aircraft in San Diego, Calif.
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Packed with events
T ruly, there is no denying the fact openings and gallery viewings.
|Punta Gordas busy season is Now a week into its new publication
_____ upon us. date, the PGH is packed once more with

EDITOR'S INSIGHTS

PUNTAGORDA

Pamela Staik

Pamela Stalk is the editor of the
Punta Gorda Herald. Contact her at
pgherald@sun-herald.com.

License plates and congested traffic
patterns are the obvious giveaways our
friends from up north are back in town.
Of course, so are the packed grocery
store parking lots, businesses and
eateries around town.
While this means we have to plan a
few extra minutes into our daily com-
mutes, the uptick in population results
in an exciting and very packed calendar
for Southwest Florida.
Because we have more people in
town, this is the time of year when
event organizers plan special concerts,
networking events, festivals, business

news about past happenings as well as
our many upcoming events.
Requests to be added to the new
Happenings on the Harbor calendar
listing have been pouring into my email
account, and my phone is anything but
quiet these days.
With more readers and potential
event-goers, now is the time to share
your happenings with the community.
To make sure I don't leave anything
out of the calendar, let me know about
your upcoming public events. Contact
me via email at pstaik@sun-herald.com
or call 941-206-1125.

HERALD PHOTO BY SYDNEY SYLVESTER

Charlotte High School students
are preparing for their roles in
the upcoming performance of
"Shrek the Musical.":' Shown
here, from left, are Emily
Bodner, junior; Brielle
Collands, junior; Cheyenne
Helfrich, sophomore; and
Bealah Roger, sophomore.

SATURDAY, FEB. 8
The Peace River Wildlife Center's
Eagle Open golf tournament is at Twin
Isles Country Club, 301 Madrid Blvd.,
Punta Gorda. Registration begins at
7 a.m., with a shotgun start set for
8:30 a.m. Golf fees are $75 per person
or $300 for a foursome. For non-golf-
ers, lunch and silent auction tickets
are $40. For more information, call
941-505-6600.

An open house event is
set for 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. at St.
Andrews South Golf Club, 1901
Deborah Drive, Punta Gorda. The
event features a free cookout and tour
of the course. Reserve a spot by calling
941-639-5261, ext. 3.
A German cooking class is being
taught from 10:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. at
Sandra's Restaurant, 111 W Olympia
Ave., Punta Gorda. Visit www.
sandras-restaurant.com or call 941-
575-0177 for more information.
The 2014 Charlotte County
Heart Walk for the American Heart
Association is at Laishley Park, 100
Nesbit St., Punta Gorda. Festivities
begin at 7:30 a.m., with the walk
starting at 8 a.m. For details, visit
www.heartwalk.org.
The Downtown Farmers Market on
Taylor Street, between West Olympia
Avenue and Herald Court, runs from
8 a.m. to 1 p.m. Call 941-391-4856 or
visit www.pgdowntownmerchants.com
for more information.
A general meeting for the Charlotte
County NAACP starts at 2 p.m. at 329 E.
Virginia Ave., Unit 113, Punta Gorda. For
more information, call 941-833-9242 or
e-mail hollyd50O1@hotmail.com.
"Shrek the Musical," featuring
Charlotte High School students,
opens this weekend at the Charlotte
Performing Arts Center, 701 Carmalita
St., Punta Gorda. Showtimes are 7 p.m.
Feb. 8, Feb. 13, Feb. 14 and Feb. 15,

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with 3 p.m. matin6es scheduled for
Feb. 9 and Feb. 16. Tickets are $10 for
children and $15 for adults. Purchase
tickets at the Box Office or by visiting
www.thecpac.net. Call 941-505-
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SUNDAY, FEB. 9
SA Red Dress Run, featuring a
red-carpet fashion show, a crown for
the best dress and light refreshments
at the end of the approximate 5K
run/walk, will take off from The Foot
Landing, 117 Herald Court, Suite 1112,
Punta Gorda. Registration begins at
8:15 a.m. All levels welcome. The free
event serves as a benefit for the Back
Pack Kidz program. Call 941-347-7751
for more information.
The Punta Gorda Historical
Society's Farmers Market at History
Park, 501 Shreve St., runs from 9 a.m.
to 2 p.m. Call 941-380-6814 for more
information.
The Punta Gorda Kiwanis Club
is offering a free concert at Laishley
Park, 100 Nesbit St., Punta Gorda,
from 2 p.m. to 4 p.m. Bring a chair
and food, but leave the alcohol at
home. For more information, contact
Robert Armstrong at 941-575-0785 or
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MONDAY, FEB 10
A Martin Luther King Jr.
Speech and Discussion
session is offered from
1 p.m. to 2 p.m. in room
0 0-116 at Edison State
SCollege, Charlotte
Campus, 26300 Airport
Road, Punta Gorda. Free
food and drinks will be
available during the event.
For more information, con-
tact Michael Beane at mbeane@
edison.edu or 941-637-5634.
Instrumentalist Matt Veuti is
presenting a concert at 7 p.m. at
The Yoga Sanctuary, 112 Sullivan St.,
Punta Gorda. The concert is $20. Visit
www.theyogasanctuary.biz or call
941-505-YOGA(9642) for details.

WEDNESDAY, FEB. 12
A Black History Month Trivia
Contest will be held in the cafeteria
at Edison State College, Charlotte
Campus, 26300 Airport Road,
Punta Gorda, from noon until 2
p.m. For details, contact Michael
Beane at mbeane@edison.edu or
941-637-5634.
The Foot Landing's free, weekly
Pub Run will end at the IceHouse
Pub, 408 Tamiami Trail, Punta Gorda.
Registration begins at 6 p.m. at the
store, 117 Herald Court, Suite 1112,
Punta Gorda, with participants
choosing to do either a 2-mile walk-
ing route or a 3-mile running route.
All levels welcome. Call 941-347-7751
for details.
A free dance class for children is
offered by Lyn Muckerheide Dance
Education from 3 p.m. to 5:15 p.m. at
the Punta GordaWoman's Club, 118
Sullivan St. Call 941-626-6344 or send
an email to LMDanceEducation@
gmail.com to register.

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Launch party kicks off new date for weekly heralds

appy February, Punta Gorda.
I hope everyone is enjoying
their Friday Punta Gorda and
Port Charlotte heralds.
Employees of the Sun's hyper-local
weekly products kicked off the launch
of the Friday publication date with
festivities at the Celtic Ray.
It was an excellent opportunity for the
sales staff, photographers and writers to
mix and mingle with some of our favor-
ite customers. I was especially thankful

Leslee Peth

Leslee Peth is publisher of the
Punta Gorda Herald. Contact her
j I~ atlpeth@sun-herald.com.
the rains from last week finally ceased.
Email me at lpeth@sun-herald.com
with any events and happenings out

and around this fabulous city.
Busy season is here
The busy season of 2014 is turning
out to be very busy. There are more cars
from out of state and especially Ontario,
Canada, than I recall last year.
This is such a boon for the economy
and local businesses.
I was in the Punta Gorda Publix
Supermarket during lunch one day this
past week, and couldn't even find a

parking space.
It surely takes one a tad longer to
drive the U.S. 41 stretch between Port
Charlotte and Punta Gorda, and I've
seen several fender benders. Be careful
out there, and just plan on things taking
a wee bit longer.
We thank our neighbors to the north
and all out-of-state visitors for choosing
to stay here.
Enjoy, and I hope everyone has a
terrific week.

Launch party celebrates

Friday heralds

In honor of the Sun's weekly heralds
switching from Wednesday to Friday
publications, representatives of the
two products celebrated with friends
during a launch party. The event took
place at the Celtic Ray, 145 E. Marion
Ave., Punta Gorda, on Jan. 31, which was
the first time the two products the
Punta Gorda and Port Charlotte heralds
- published on a Friday.

Left: Colleen
Daymude,
an account
executive for
the Sun, poses
for a photo
with customers
Marty and Pam
Hill during the
launch party.

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Mike Ruiz, a retail advertising manager for
the Sun, poses for a photo with wife Madeline
during the launch party.

Lori White, an account executive for the Sun,
poses with customer Kevin Doyle, the owner of
the Celtic Ray.

Glen Nickerson, advertising director and 0I.. .
the publisher of the Port Charlotte Herald,
joins Donna Barrett of the Charlotte-DeSoto Gordon Bower, a freelance writer for the
Building Industry Association for a photo Punta Gorda Herald, and wife Cathy enjoy the
during the launch party, evening at the Celtic Ray for the launch party.

Left: Enjoying a night at
the Celtic Ray during the
launch party are Keith
Callaghan, the director
of development for the
Edison State College
Foundation; Pamela
Staik, the editor of the
Punta Gorda Herald; her
boyfriend Adam McCabe
of Florida Gulf Coast
University; and Mark
Payne, a financial advisor
for Edward Jones.

Enjoying the festivities of the launch party are Martin Holland, Miranda Fields of Sharp Develop-
ment, Lee Bacon of Bacon's Furniture and Leslee Peth, Sun advertising director and the publisher
of the Punta Gorda Herald.

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a healthy active life. Each week our experts will present the
latest information on a variety of heath topics and answer your
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This group called themselves Team Mayhem. Members of the team left the others in the dust on
their quest for treasure. Shown here are Claire and Jim Cull, Debbie and Ken Judge, Jim Hammer
and Joann Reid.

Charlotte High School's Team Tarpon is fueled
up and ready to hit the road. From left are
Katie Boyd, Kaitlyn Drazek, Devyn Amara and
Peyton Byrd.

Mary Ellen and Bob Taylor were thrilled to Kim Barrett and Dr. David Hotchkiss wait for a
be part of the soft opening for Hurricane table at the refurbished bar inside of Hurricane
Charley's. Charley's during the soft opening.

A soft opening was held Jan. 28
for Hurricane Charley's Raw Bar
t Grill, located at 300 W. Retta
Esplanade. The restaurant, named in
honor of Hurricane Charley, is owned by
Dean and Sandy Stainton, who also own
Dean's South of the Border. The opening
was invite-only, with the owners select-
ing 100 Facebook friends to enjoy appe-
tizers, entrees, dessert and beverages.

Owner Dean Stainton would not have his soft opening without
family members present. Posing for a photo are sister Denise

HERALD PHOTOS BY DONNELL BATES

Glenn Martin chats with Dean Stainton, owner of Hurricane Char-
ley's, on the deck of the restaurant, which faces Charlotte Harbor.

Right: After enjoying
their appetizers at
Hurricane Char-
ley's soft opening,
Alan Rubin and Dr.
Mark DeGrove look
forward to their
main entree.

Left: Jennifer Andreoli
and her son, Michael,
wait to be served
their appetizer during
the soft opening at
Hurricane Charley's.

State of the

City speech
Members of the community met
at the Punta Gorda Isles Civic
Association, 2001 Shreve St.,
for the annual State of the City speech.
Keesling outlined city projects, bud-
gets and the ongoing efforts to make
Punta Gorda a great community to live
and work.
The event was sponsored by the
Punta Gorda Chamber of Commerce.
HERALD PHOTO BY COLLEEN DAYMUDE
Mayor Rachel Keesling speaks to members of
the community during the annual State of the
City speech.

FAIR SCHEDULE AND RIDE PROMOTIONS
Feb. 7: Ride all rides from 5 p.m. to 1 a.m.
for $20, admission included. No-ride general
admission is $5.
Feb. 8: 4-H/FFA day free admission with
4-H/FFA card, pin and shirt; others: ride all rides
from noon to 6 p.m. for $20, admission not
included.
Feb. 9: Student day free admission for all
students and school employees with a valid ID;
others: ride all rides from noon to 6 p.m. for $15,
and regular adult admission is $5.

HERALD PHOTO ., 3AR, R,-,ERTS
The Tricky Dog Show is just one of several first-time animal
acts featured at this year's fair.

HERALD PHOTO BETS WILLIAr.IS

Jerry Alexatos and his kids, 9-year-old Brianna and 6-year-old
Justin, found a seat in the grass during the Great American
Frontier Show.

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Inside the expo center at the Charlotte County Fair, members of the
Charlotte County Sheriff's Office stand with 11-year-old Skyler Phelps for
a photo. From left are Deputy 1st Class Joseph Fiorini, Deputy 1st Class
William Miller, Sgt. Al Sacco and Phelps.

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Two-year-old Jaxson Dill reaches for a plate
of funnel cake, while his mother Michelle
Dill looks on during the opening night of the
Charlotte County Fair.

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Chelsea Croy, 18, president of the Charlotte Senior FFA chapter
at Charlotte High School, walks her steer, Flash, into the ring.
Flash, who weighed in at 1,010 pounds, placed first in his class

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walks Gregory into
the ring during
the judging of the
1,000 to 1,010-
pound weight
class. Gregory,
a brangus steer,
placed second in
his class.

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Cutting the ribbon at Burnt Store Colony's
new bocce courts are Jack Webb, the past
president of the community's Men's Club,
Larry Moore, the past president of the
Woodpeckers Club, and Don Livingstone,
the treasurer of the Men's Club.

Left: A group of Burnt Store Colony
residents enjoy the festivities from
the comfort of their golf carts
during the celebration on Jan. 11.

Balloons decorate the new bocce courts at Burnt Store Colony, a 55-and-up manufactured
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Jeff and Joanne Ziemer admire a 1961 Corvette that was
brought to the show. Neil Guenther is proud of his 1976 stock Corvette.

Larry and Brenda Mikashus of Dundee, Fla., are the proud
owners of this 2004 Corvette, which features doors that open
upwards like a Lamborghini.

Corvette show cruises into Gilchrist Park

orvettes of Charlotte Coun-
ty held its annual car show
at Gilchrist Park on Jan. 11.
Visitors had the opportunity to view
more than 100 automobiles, and
proceeds from the event benefit-
ed the Virginia B. Andes Volunteer
Community Clinic.

PHOTO PROVIDED
Charlotte High School junior Jessica Sloan
snowboards on High1 Ski Resort in South
Korea.

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Students

explore the

world during

winter break

By SARAH KITTREDGE
CHS JUNIOR
during winter break, students
in Charlotte County can take a
break from their regular sched-
ules of homework, social obligations
and extracurricular activities. And this
is no different for Charlotte High School
students.
Many students travel to be with
family members for the holidays, as is
the case for CHS junior Jessica Sloan.
Unlike most of her peers, who probably
stayed in the Sunshine State for winter
break, Sloan made the trip to South
Korea to spend time with her sister and
brother-in-law, who is stationed there
with the U.S. Air Force.
In addition to shopping, tasting exotic
cuisine and viewing the beautiful sights
of a different country, Sloan went to a
ski resort for some fun in the snow.
"My favorite part of my two-week
vacation was the snowboarding adven-
ture with my sister and her husband,"
she said.
South Korea during December is a
very different experience than being in
Florida. The sights and sounds of the
country are so new, not to mention the
14-hour time change.
Patrick Marlatt, also a junior, spent
some time on the road, too. During his
trip, he visited Islamorada in the Florida
Keys with his family. Here, he went
scuba diving, getting the chance to see
shipwrecks and statues under the water
in a spot called the Christ of the Abyss.
He also ate fresh fish each day, be
it snapper or grouper, and celebrated
Christmas in a hotel without the normal
decorations one would have at home.
"I had a great time in the Keys with
my family, especially without all the
normal trappings of the holiday," he
said. "It really narrowed down what the
season was all about. Not the gifts or
the tree, just the family spending quality
time together."

PHOTO PROVIDED
Left: Jessica Sloan, a junior at Charlotte
High School, poses for a photo in downtown
Suwon, where she went shopping and tried
exotic foods.

PHOTO
PROVIDED

Patrick Marlatt,
ajuniorat
Charlotte High
School, went
scuba diving in
Islamorada in
the Florida Keys
at a spot called
the Christ of the
Abyss, where he
took pictures of
shipwrecks and
statues.

HERALD PHOTO BY SARAH KITTREDGE
Charlotte High School junior Patrick Marlatt
visited Islamorada in the Florida Keys during
winter break. He spent most of his time under
water, searching for new and beautiful sights.

HERALD PHOTO BY SARAH KITTREDGE
Jessica Sloan, a junior at Charlotte High School,
visited South Korea during winter break. She
spent time with her sister and brother-in-law,
who is in the U.S. Air Force in South Korea.

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for the support received for their barbecue and silent
auction. Here, Jessica Bush, a seventh-grade student;
Corbin Gilpin, an eighth-grade student; Capitol Club
sponsors Missy Russell and Dawn Foley; and seventh-
grader Mackenzie Robbins greet folks at the door.
Gilpin and Robbins are Capitol Club members.

Punta Gorda
Middle School
Capitol Club
members Arianna
Hogan, Maranda
Silva, Reaghan
Presley and Kira
Ferner help out
at the barbecue
to raise funds
for their trip to
Washington, D.C.

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Enjoying the food and desserts at the fundraiser, which was catered by Sonny's BBQ, are
Leyla and Elyssa Malicki, Michele and Miranda Silva, Martin Meddaugh, and Veronica
and Raianna Hogan.

Cati Strauss
came to the
barbecue to
help friend
Kira Ferner, a
Capitol Club
member, sell
tickets for the
raffle.

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HERALD PHOTOS BY STEVE KNAPP
Charlotte High School coach Rebecca Franz
awarded the"Player of the Game" plaque to Lilli
Babilonia following the Tarpon win over Port
Charlotte High School in the Wally Keller Basket-
ball Classic on Jan. 18. Babilonia scored 13 points,
including the only three-pointer for the Tarpons.

en the Charlotte High School
arpons prepared to take on Port
harlotte High School during
the Wally Keller Classic Basketball Tour-
nament, they stuck to the same game
plan used when they beat the Pirates in
their first meeting earlier in the junior
varsity season.
It worked.
The Tarpons outscored the Pirates
39-30 during the tournament.
"We are playing real well right now,"
said Tarpon coach Rebecca Franz. "We
had the same game plan as the last time
we played them play good defense
and move the ball around and look for
the open shot. They've been making
better decisions on their shots, and we've
been looking very good over the past few
games."
The 13-6 Tarpons won four of their last
five games, with their only blemish com-
ing from a loss against Imagine School at
North Port.
The Tarpons never trailed in the
tournament game as they opened the
game with a 9-5 first-quarter lead. They
were workman-like as they scored 10
points in each of the last three periods of
the 39-30 win.
Lilli Babilonia earned "Player of the

Nicole Jones, a Charlotte High School Tarpon sophomore, grabs one of her team's leading
rebounds in the 39-30 win over Port Charlotte High School.

Game" honors, and she was given a
plaque.
"She has worked so hard this season
and really stepped up today," Franz said.
Jamie Gonzalez led the Tarpons with
14 points and fouled out with less than
2 minutes left in the game.
Babilonia was close behind with
13 points, sinking the only Tarpon
three-pointer of the game. Abby Massey
had eight points.
The early morning game didn't affect
the players as much as it could have.
Sophomore Denise Smith and teammate
Nicole Jones ran nearly a mile "just to get

our blood flowing" before the game.
Smith, whose sister Karson is a team-
mate, said. "I need to shoot more, and,
when I do shoot, I panic. That throws
my shot off a little. I still need to work on
that."
Jones said, "It's different playing in
the morning instead of after school, but
you gotta get up anyway. The run with
Denise helped (me) wake up."
Jones is a valuable player under the
boards and gathers in a lot of rebounds.
"I like to think I play good defense, but
I can still get more rebounds and play
stronger."

Tarpons battle Lemon

Bay for 38-35 win

he Lemon Bay High School junior
varsity girls basketball team always
provides good competition for the
Charlotte High School Tarpons.
As Charlotte coach Rebecca Franz
explained, "I think in the 4 years that I've
been here, we've gone overtime twice. It's
never easy against them."
It wasn't easy for the Tarpons in their final
matchup of the season either.
Playing in front of a large and vocal
Senior Night crowd may have been just
what the Tarpons needed down the stretch
to hold off the Mantas.
Lilli Babilonia picked up where she
left off from theWally Keller Classic
Basketball Tournament three days earlier
when she was named "Player of the
Game." Babilonia drained a trey to get

the Tarpons off to a 3-0 start. It was
her perfect pass to Abby Massey in the
closing seconds of the quarter that pro-
vided Massey with two of her game-high
13 points and a Tarpon 10-8 lead after the
first quarter.
A pair of turnovers and a foul during
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The
2013-14
Charlotte
High School
Tarpons'
junior
varsity girls
basketball
team has a
14-6 record,
with just
one game
left on the
schedule.

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The 2013-14
Charlotte High
School junior
varsity basket-
ball team
went 18-6 for
the season.
They were
coached by
Mike Williams
and Matt
Stephenson.

Tarpons burn Baker

in season finale

t was pretty much business as usual
for the Charlotte High School Tarpons
junior varsity basketball team in their
season ending 64-28 win over Ida S. Baker
High School. The Tarpons scored quickly
and often, playing "in-your-face defense"
before changing their clothes to watch the
varsity play.
It was just another day at the gym.
The Tarpons opened up a big 18-7 lead
in the first period behind the scoring
of one of their big men, Jimmy Laurin.
Laurin pumped in half of the Tarpons' 18
points, and he ended the night leading the
team with 14 points.
Opening the second period with a
liberal use of the bench, the Tarpons
put on a scoring clinic as they tallied the
next 16 points. Ida Baker finally scored
on a close-range put-back with a minute
and a half left in the half. The Tarpons
duplicated their first quarter score of
18 points, holding down a comfortable
36-11 lead at the break.
The second half was a lot like the first
half, as the Tarpons scored 14 in both the
third and fourth quarters to coast to an
easy 64-28 win. Thirteen different players
scored for the Tarpons.
Head coach Mike Williams had a nice
post-game talk with his team. Much of it
was not about the game, but the season as

a whole and how the team had grown up
to be good examples for the school and
the community.
"I'm proud of all of you and proud of
the way you came together as a group,"
he said. "A lot of people get here early to
watch you play. You are an exciting group
of athletes. You are a lot of fun to watch.
We have a lot of good players here and
nobody complains about their playing
time. You 15 men standing in front of
me did everything I asked you to do, and
there were no complaints. You've grown
into young men."
One young man, Laurin, showed what
it is like to be a Tarpon a couple of weeks
ago when his coach asked him for a favor.
There was a player in the middle school
who was struggling with math. Since
that is one of Laurin's strong points, the
basketball player worked with the middle
schooler. The student scored a 95 percent
on his next test.

HERALD PHOTO BY
STEVE KNAPP
These three freshmen,
Angelina Griffin, Jaliyah
Underwood and Karson
Smith, will be returning next
season as the Tarpons rebuild.
Griffin said,"Hopefully, there
will be some good freshmen
coming in to take the place of
our sophomores."

HERALD PHOTOS B STEVE KIAPP
Charlotte High School's Jimmy Laurin uses his 6-foot-3-inch, 220-pound body to get to the hoop
for two of his team's leading 14 points in the 64-28 win over Ida S. Baker High School.

"My favorite subject is math, and it is
special for me to help a kid out. He was
struggling and he brought a friend with
him, so I tutored two kids. They seemed
to get it, and I was happy for them. That's
what I'm all about."
With the season over, the players
reflected on their 18-6 season.
Scottie Lemaster said, "It was a good
season, but we've got the summer to
play. We all get the chance to come back
together next year."
Sophomore Austin Atkinson said he
has mixed emotions about the end of

BATTLE
FROM PAGE 15

the last minute of the first half against the
Mantas helped Charlotte push their lead
to 21-16 at the intermission.
The Mantas came back and tied the
game for the first time since the opening
tipoff. Danielle DiGiacomo popped a
short jumper to tie the game at 23, with
5:30 minutes left in the third. Moments
later, the Mantas took their first lead of
the game on a free throw as part of an 8-2
run starting the second half.
From that point on, the game was tight.
There were nine lead changes in the final
period and a half.
Lemon Bay took its biggest lead off of a
steal with 2 minutes to go. Jamie Gonzalez,
who tallied nine points for the Tarpons,
brought Charlotte to within a point.
Massey was fouled and made one free

the season.
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throw to tie the game.
With little more than a niiut, I -11
to play, Gonzalez calmly build i' 1,d t I li',
throws to put the girls in blut i, I id I ili.
back on top at 36-34.A Mani I.I 1 -Ii I 1ot
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record.
"I love these kinds of gam,". ,i.id li-li-
man Angelina Griffin. "You-x i ii \ I, uhi ii
every mistake, but, when w. tIl ..i iin I iiii i
good, Ijustwant to jump andI .liti, I ihii.n
when it's over, and you're huggiig t .Ii -i
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DEAR DR. ROACH: I am
50 years old. In the past
three months there have
been indicators that I am
perimenopausal. I have
a very large fibroid. It is
described as "six months"
in size. I am not a candi-
date for embolization. I
presently have no painful
symptoms, and, with iron
therapy, I am no longer
anemic. Doctors have
recommended a hyster-
ectomy. However, I am
reluctant, as I am so close
to menopause and believe
the tumor should shrink
What are the risks of not
removing this large fibroid?
I am aware this surgery is
common; however, I have
profound concern about
the risk of blood loss.
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ANSWER: A fibroid, also
called a leiomyoma, is a
(usually) benign tumor of
the uterus. Fibroids may
cause symptoms of bleed-
ing, pain or pressure, or
may have no symptoms at
all. Gynecologists describe
the size of the uterus with
its fibroid as the equivalent
of a pregnant uterus, so "six
months" is a large fibroid
indeed. Gynecologists
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fibroid by exam or ultra-
sound in order to show
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a sarcoma, a malignant
tumor that 1 percent to
2 percent of fibroids
transform into.
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at menopause, when fe-
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DEAR DR. ROACH: From
time to time, I read and
hear of great health ben-
efits attributed to eating
nuts. I have a very healthy
heart, but no one can
consider himself beyond
the specter of cancer. Also,
possibly my neurological
or other systems that
deteriorate with age could
benefit from eating nuts.
Unfortunately, eating
nuts or peanuts results in
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for days. Foods with dairy
or egg components give
me the same problem. Do
I do myself a disservice by
not eating nuts? Should
I consider episodes of
constipation worth the
benefits? -J.M.
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fully read the new studies
on nuts, and they confirm
previous studies showing
that nut consumption is
associated with a lower risk
of heart disease and overall
death and, as you note,
reduced cancer risk as well.
However, this doesn't prove
that eating nuts reduces
those risks. It is possible
that people who eat nuts
have other behaviors that
are really responsible for
their lower risk of disease.
However, the authors of
the study did as good a job
as possible to reduce that
possibility.
In your case, I would
think of nuts as a medicine.
You have to consider the
benefits (possibly lower
risk of cancer and other
diseases) against the side
effects (constipation, which
can be very unpleasant
and reduce quality of life).
One estimate is that nut
consumption may increase
lifespan by as much as a
year. You may have less
benefit than other people
from nut consumption
because of your healthy
heart. That would make me
less likely to recommend
nut consumption for you.
If your constipation were
more than mildly annoy-
ing, I probably wouldn't
"prescribe" nuts. Similarly,
people with nut allergies,
which are increasingly
common, cannot enjoy
the health benefits of nuts.
Only you can determine if
the modest improvement
in (possible) life expectan-
cy is worth the symptoms.
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is unable to answer individ-
ual letters, but will incor-
porate them in the column
whenever possible. Readers
may email questions to
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cornell.edu or request an
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DEAR ABBY: I have
been dating someone
for about six months. We
fell in love very quickly
and spend almost every
second together.
Our relationship has hit
a rough patch ever since
he found out that I have
dated African-American
men. He can't seem to
get over it, but he keeps
saying he wants to try
to make it work. He says
cruel things sometimes
when he gets mad, and it
seems to be on his mind
constantly. I don't know
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make this better. We fell
in love, but it seems to
be spoiled because of my
past.
This isn't a big deal to
me. I have always dated
people I thought were
good people. He seems
to view it as disgusting.
I thought he was my
soul mate because we
connected so well on
everything else, but I'm
afraid he will never get
past this issue and I may
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should I do? ROCKY
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DEAR ABBY: I'm writing
to you in the hope that
you will share something
with your readers. When I
travel, I stay in hotels and
it never ceases to amaze
me how inconsiderate my
fellow travelers can be.
Late at night, the drunken
party animals carry on,
often until the sun rises.

Dear Abby

Then families with small
children invade the halls,
and the kids race up and
down the halls screaming.
Behind every one of
those closed hallway
doors there may be a per-
son who is trying to sleep.
Fellow travelers, please be
considerate! Walk softly
and talk quietly in the
halls.
And parents, please
teach your children
manners. This includes
not playing noisily where
people are trying to sleep.
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SEATTLE
DEAR SLEEPLESS: I
have experienced the
same difficulties that
you have while traveling.
Here's how I deal with it:
I pick up the phone and
notify the front desk or
security if there are rowdy
drunks keeping me awake
after 10 p.m. and the
same goes for neighbors
who have the volume
on their television sets
turned up so high I can't
sleep. If the problem
persists, I ask to be moved
to a quieter room.
As for the screaming
children chasing each
other in the hallways I
have been known to poke
my sleepy head out the
door and ask them to
please quiet down. Maybe
I have just been lucky, but
they usually do.
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heaven, and returneth not thither, but watereth the
earth and maketh it bring forth and bud, that it may
give seed to the sower, and bread to the eater; So shall
my word be that goeth forth out of my mouth; it shall
not return unto me void, but it shall accomplish that
which I please, and it shall prosper in the thing whereto
I sent it."- Isaiah 55:10, 11.
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I HOROSCOPE
ARIES (March 21-April 19). As farasyourcommu-
nication goes, you're a regular Hemmingway today,
in the mood to get right to the point with short
declarative statements.
TAURUS (April 20-May 20).Those who set out to
impress people often miss the mark; whereas, those
who set out to impress themselves are often fasci-
nating.That's one more reason to follow your bliss.
GEMINI (May 21-June 21). You've been known
to put yourself in stressful situations just to see

can! And you'll do it with grace, too.This is howyou
become stronger.
CANCER (June 22-July 22). You deserve your own
love and attention just as much as anyone else on
the planet. This is a difficult thing for you to accept,
as you have become so used to helping.
LEO (July 23-Aug. 22). Relationships without com-
mon interests can't thrive. You may have to stretch
and try something new. A common interest should
be something you both are genuinely interested in.
VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22).When you love someone,

whether you can find your way out. Of course you it's easy to walk side by side with that person

because there's no place you would rather be.The
one who drags behind is signaling a problem.

conflicts are resolved, even when it's happening in
the make-believe context of movies and television.

you can solve the problem easily. Slow down,
go where it's quiet, and say whatyou need to

LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 23).You are becoming more CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19).You dream of great- say.
aware of who your loved ones are. Good, consider- ness, and you'll achieve it by taking it one small step TODAY'S BIRTHDAY (Feb. 7).This is the month

ing the futility that comes from expecting other
people to be anything other than who they are.
SCORPIO (Oct. 24-Nov. 21). As beings, we're perfect
in spirit and flawed in our humanity, and that's the
beauty of it. Give yourself permission to stop worry-
ing about those flaws for the day.
SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21). You'll empathize
with the suffering of others and feel relief when

at a time. Grandiose goals won't help you today.

when you are in your power, so ask for what you

Don't give them up. want. Your manner of dealing with stress changes
AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18).The No. 1 job of the this year, and the new, healthier coping mecha-
day is to manage your emotions. You're a leader nisms lead to a happy event in March. April shows
now, and people are looking to you for cues about you winning a competition.Your travels in May
how they should behave, increase the flow of love into your realm. Cancer an
PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20). Noise or hurry will Leo people adore you. Your lucky numbers are: 13,
make it more difficult foryou to communicate, but 8,49,36 and 41.

Opening lead: Queen of
A three no trump re-bid by a player
who has opened with one of a minor
shows a massive holding in his minor
- often a solid suit. North would
have preferred some room to explore
for a suit contract, but there was no
room available. His jump to six no
trump was a good shot.
South won the opening heart lead
and led the king of diamonds, which
was allowed to hold. The diamond
queen also held, so South continued
with the diamond jack. West won and
played another heart. East had shown
out on the third diamond, so South
knew the diamonds weren't coming

home. Dummy was having trouble
finding discards. A spade and two
hearts had gone on the first three
diamonds, but the next discard was
difficult. South had to make a
commitment between spades and
clubs. He should not rely on 3-3 clubs
with the queen onside when there
was a better chance for dropping the
jack of spades.
Declarer discarded a club from
dummy at trick five and another club
on the 10 of diamonds. When the
spade jack failed to cooperate, the
slam failed. Declarer was certainly
unlucky to have run into bad splits in
both spades and diamonds. Could he
have done better?
The third diamond was an error. He
needed to know the spade split before
committing himself to discards.
South should have led his low spade
to dummy's ace and returned a spade
back to his queen. He would have
learned about the bad spade split in
time to use the clubs as a fall-back
plan. He would then have discarded
spades while trying to set up his
diamonds and still had the club suit to
fall back on when the diamonds split
poorly. The lucky lie of the club suit
would have allowed him to score up
his slam.
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What does a silver-haired Wisconsin snowbird do when he rolls into town for the winter? Golf? Go shing? Oh yaaah, you betcha. But if said snowbird also happens to play guitar and sing like retired science teacher Ron Harrison (Mister Harrison to you, Ron winks), he picks up gigs at local bars and restaurants, joining the seasonal cast of characters entertaining around here. You can tell a lot about a place by how they treat people, Ron says. Theyve always treated me and their staff real well at the Myakka River Oyster Bar [and Seafood Restaurant]. And they do a great job training them, even how to be exuberant! Neither exuber ance nor warmth of heart is a problem for Ron, whose station wagon with the ROKNRON license plate you might have seen around town. Ron can also tell a lot about a place by catching your eye in the crowd at the Myakka River eatery Friday nights and tailoring his song choices to your taste. Of course, demurs Ron, half the time I dont know what Im gonna play next. It just pops out. Still, kids and grandpas have been inspired to bust some moves together on the patio when he rocks the Fendermens version of Muleskinner Blues. If theyre anything like Rons grandkids, they beg him to sing the tongue-tangling Auctioneer, too. And when Rons feisty wife, Jan, is there, she can get the crowd egging him on to speed up that auctioneer patter, yelling, Faster, Ron! Though they may have been well trained in efciency and exuberance, the waterfront restaurants staff seems to have natural ability in both. Twas the day before Super Bowl Sunday. Guess you can tell where were from, one Denver fan from Punta Gorda preened, pointing to his Broncos sweatshirt. This failed to impress me because Im a Pats fan myself and, in retrospect, we know the ultimate outcome of the Bowl. And I found indirect support from our waiter. Hey, you stole Manning from us, roared Indianapolis native Kevin, who was unappably waiting and busing several tables while chatting with all of us at once. Kevin is just one example of the pros who work at the restaurant. His rsum includes top-ranked Indianapolis steakhouse St. Elmos, where he sous-chefed in the mid-s, as well as a less stellar local experience before he came to work here. I showed up for work there one morning and couldnt turn the lights or any of the equipment on cause they hadnt paid their bills. That wont happen here. Myakka River co-owner Joann Stegenga and her husband bought the Myakka River Oyster Bar more than 17 years ago, when it was the crumbling remains of a 1950s shing camp. Now their place has dinner guests lined up at the wait stand, out the door, across the front porch, and into the parking lot, Friday through Sunday. You might not be lucky enough to meet the Stegengas on site, but no worries. Joann has command central at her other home in Colorado, which allows her to keep her n ger on the pulse of the Myakka River even if she gets snowbound. No hidden cameras necessary just a computer system to keep track of the stats and activity. With its expert staff and remote control at Joanns ngertips, the place runs like a nely tuned machine. Its come a long way from its shing camp roots. Sue Wade is a local columnist for the Charlotte Sun. You can recommend restaurants and/or bars to her by email: Sue. GleasonWade@cengage.com.How the river runs MURDOCK What a difference a year makes. In 2012, due to budget cutbacks, the Charlotte Harbor Visitor & Convention Bureau lost its ad agency, public relations rm and its own ofces, consolidating into cramped quarters in the County Administration Center. But last year, with the help of burgeoning revenues from the tourist development tax, the bureau and local tourism turned the corner, launching a variety of big events. Next weekend, the county will welcome 40 teams at the rst of two Florida Youth Soccer Association tournaments this month at North Charlotte Regional Park. Then the county will play host April 13-14 to the rst-ever Charlotte Harbor Super Boat Grand Prix, expected to draw 80,000 visitors to Manasota Key. In each case, the bureau was actively involved in attracting these crowd-pleasing competitions, providing site visits to organizers to check out facilities, hotels and other potential incentives. And, with more events now coming in, others are sure to follow. Tourism is the premium economic driver for the county, said Lorah Steiner, director of tourism. About 20 percent of the sales tax collected comes from tourism. Indeed, tourist development tax revenue fuels the regions economic engine. Last year, Charlotte County gener ated the most TDT revenue since the Tourism outlook sunnyBy GARY ROBERTSSTAFF WRITERVisitor bureau launching variety of eventsTOURISM | 11 Poultry judging at the fair SUN PHOTO BY SUE PAQUINPoultry judging was held Saturday at the Charlotte County Fair. More than 50 students belonging to the 4-H Club and Future Farmers of America participated in the show. Jenna Andrews, 13, has been showing chickens for nine years. See more photos and the remaining fair schedule on page 14.MURDOCK The pleas of Spring Lake residents have been heard, and the county is ready to give them what they want. No, not the cancellation of the controversial sewer project, a topic that continues to simmer despite receiving the go-ahead. Rather, the county is responding to the call for a financial hardship program to assist low-income residents pay for the $17.7 million project. At Tuesdays regular meeting, commissioners are expected to approve funding and begin accepting applications for the program. Successful applicants would have to reapply each year for recertifications to qualify. Similarly, the county also would have to approve funding for the financial assistance program annually. The sewer project is projected to cost East and West Spring Lake homeowners about $10,000 each over a 20-year period, to be paid through annual assessments to an East and West Spring Lake Wastewater MSBU. To qualify for the proposed hardship program, residents who live in the MSBU area would be allowed a lowincome threshold of no greater than County seeks to ease sewer hardshipBy GARY ROBERTSSTAFF WRITERSEWER | 11PUNTA GORDA For the majority of drivers, a red street sign shaped like an octagon with the word STOP on it is a clear warning to halt. Thats why city officials are at a loss as to why so many motorists crossing the intersections of Shreve Street at Marion and Olympia avenues in the Historic District two locations with stop signs in clear view fail to stop for oncoming traffic. The results have been disastrous. A recent analysis by staff showed the total number of crashes at both intersections jumped 75 percent in the last two years. In 2011, the number of accidents totaled eight; in 2013, there were 14. The stop sign is universal, City Councilwoman Kim Devine said. I just cant believe that people dont stop. Ofcials now say a stop sign is not enough. Wednesday, the City Council voted unanimously to purchase new, ashing stop signs to be installed at each of the intersections at a cost of roughly $11,200. The problem is most of these accidents are very serious, City Engineer Mark Gering said. Theyre not fender-benders. Theyre right-angle (collisions) with both vehicles going 25 to 30 miles per hour. Gering said all the accidents happened in the middle of the day, in bright sunlight, so illumination didnt appear to be an issue. Also, plants or bushes that may have obstructed visibility have been removed. The accidents are happening from all directions, Gering said. Officials believe the problem may be that drivers are not familiar with traffic patterns in the area; both Marion and Olympia are one-way streets, and vehicles on those streets have the right of way. Drivers on Shreve must come to a complete stop at both intersections. The one thing most drivers involved in accidents at either location shared was an out-of-town license, officials said. Many of the accidents that have happened there have occurred Flashing signs should reduce crashesBy BRENDA BARBOSASTAFF WRITERSIGNS | 11 SueWADECOLUMNISTSIDE DISH IF YOU GOThe Myakka River Oyster Bar is located at 121 Playmore Drive, Venice. For hours of operation and more informa tion, call 941-423-9616. 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Our Town Page 4 C www.sunnewspapers.net The Sun /Friday, February 7, 2014 LOCAL/REGIONAL NEWS With Valentines Day right around the corner, many people are looking for something unique to give to that special someone in their life. If candy and owers are too mundane for your taste and are not what you are seeking, then look no further. The Suncoast Statesmen, a local chapter of the Barbershop Harmony Society, will go anywhere in Charlotte County and deliver a red rose, personalized card and sing several romantic songs from 8 a.m. until 9 p.m. from Feb. 12 to Feb. 14. The cost for the service is $40. Jack Cronkwright, who has been the coordinator of the nonprot group for the past six years, said the gift makes a great surprise and can normally be arranged within one hour in most cases. We have gone into doctors ofces, restaurants, work places, and even peoples homes to bring a personal Valentines Day greeting to wives, sweethearts, mothers, fathers, daughters, or just a special friend, he said. Cronkwright said that last year the group had 23 requests for its service. One year we had 33 to deliver, he added. Thats the most weve so far. Beginning Feb. 12, chapters of the Barbershop Harmony Society will be performing for people not only in North America but worldwide. This is not just happening here in Charlotte Country, he explained. This is taking place all over the world. We have four singers a tenor, lead singer, bass and a baritone that sing two to three songs. It's a great treat. For the Suncoast Statesmen, this is their second-biggest fundraiser of the year, according to Cronkwright. Its rst is the Spring Show at the Charlotte County Cultural Center on March 8 at 7 p.m. when singers will perform with other local a cappella groups. We are always looking for new members, too, Cronkwright said. A person doesnt need singing experience and it is a wonderful hobby. Cronkwright said that the Suncoast Statesmen meet every Tuesday from 6:30 p.m. to 9 p.m. at the Burnt Store Presbyterian Church located at 11330 Burnt Store Road. Sometimes it can be a very emotional experience for people when we show up and present the person the rose and sing a few tunes, he said. It makes you feel good as well. For more information, call Cronkwright at 941-625-1128.A song in their heartsBy AL HEMINGWAYSUN CORRESPONDENTGETTING IN TOUCHTo schedule a visit from the Suncoast Statesmen, call Jack Cronkwright at 941-625-1128. PHOTO PROVIDEDCharlotte County has dedicated a stretch of Veterans Boulevard in Port Charlotte to Sgt. Mike Wilson. The Charlotte County Sheris Oce deputy was killed Aug. 5 while responding to a domestic disturbance call at the Lakes of Tuscana Apartments, near where a sign is now posted in his honor. Wilsons wife, Joanne, and children, Brandon, Tyler and Emily, gathered with county ocials and CCSO members for the dedication Wednesday, which marked six months since the tragedy.Always remembered BREAKINGNEWS!Log onto www.sunnewspapers.net f or the latest updates. T U R N Y O U R T R A S H I N T O C A $ H T U R N Y O U R T R A S H I N T O C A $ H TURN YOUR TRASH IN TO CA$H! A D V E R T I S E I N T H E C L A S S I F I E D S C A L L ( 9 4 1 ) 2 0 6 1 2 0 0 A D VERTISE IN THE CLASSIFIED S C ALL (941) 206-1200Band to performThe Pain in the Grass Band will perform a free concert from 2 p.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday on the Punta Gorda Historical Societys historic train dock, 1009 Taylor Road. Bring a chair, sit back and enjoy the music. The Depot Museum and Mall will be open. Refreshments will be available. For more infor mation, call 941-639-6774.Fundraiser to benefit veteransThe Veterans Fundraising Association will have a Benet & Poker Run at 10 a.m. Saturday at Tillys Tap, 3149 Duncan Road, Punta Gorda. Registration will be from 10 a.m. to 11:30 a.m. The rst hand will be $15; the second, $5. There will be a silent auction, a 50/50 rafe and music by Double Dose. The stops will be at Charlottes Webb and Herbs, with the last stop at Open Road. All bikes and cars are welcome. This fundraiser will benet Fisher House, an organization that takes care of veterans families during their time of need. For more information, call 941-505-0798.Country band at Cultural CenterThe Cultural Center of Charlotte County, 2280 Aaron St., Port Charlotte, will feature BJ Slaughter and the Country Classics Band at 6:30 p.m. Wednesday. This is a full live show, which includes several Grand Ole Opry entertainers. Tickets are $15 for Cultural Center members, or $17 for nonmembers. They may be purchased at the Cultural Center box ofce, or online at www.the culturalcenter.com. For more information, call 941-625-4175, ext. 221.William Florian to performWilliam Florian, former lead singer of the famous s group The New Christy Minstrels, will perform Those Were the Days from 7 p.m. to 9:30 p.m. Feb. 28 at the Punta Gorda Isles Civic Association Clubhouse, 2001 Shreve St. This event will be an upbeat musical journey of Americas greatest folk and pop songs of the s, including hit songs Florian performed with The New Christy Minstrels. In addition, there will be songs from Peter, Paul & Mary, Pete Seeger, The Mamas & The Papas, and others, along with a special tribute to John Denver. Admission is $10 per person. For more information, call 941-637-1655.Wildlife Center seeks greeters, suppliesThe Peace River Wildlife Center, 3400 Ponce de Leon Parkway, Punta Gorda, seeks volunteer greeters who like to smile and enjoy interacting with people. Greeters welcome visitors at the entrance to the center, give them a short introduction, and use a counter to track daily attendance. Volunteer greeters are needed from 11 a.m. 4 p.m. daily. The center also currently is experiencing a shortage of some necessary supplies. Items needed are: paper towels; tall kitchen garbage bags; and large, 55-gallon contractor bags. Monetary donations are welcome to help the center purchase food and medical supplies for the wildlife residing there. For more information, call 941-637-3830.Antique dealers at marketThe Farmers Market will play host to various antique dealers from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. Sunday at the History Park, 501 Shreve St., Punta Gorda. In addition to the regular vendors, antique dealers will be on-site. Enjoy the music of the Fiddle Crabs while you shop. For more information, call 941-380-6814.Elks to hold fundraiserThe Punta Gorda Elks Lodge will present Memories & Dreams VIII at 7 p.m. today and Saturday in the theater of the Cultural Center of Charlotte County, 2280 Aaron St., Port Charlotte. All proceeds will benet the Florida Elks Childrens Therapy Service, which provides physical therapy and occupational therapy to Florida children who do not have access to these services. These services are provided in the patients home at no cost to the families. Tickets cost $13 and are available at the Punta Gorda Elks Lodge and the Cultural Center box ofce. 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The Sun /Friday, February 7, 2014 www.sunnewspapers.net C Our Town Page 5 LOCAL/REGIONAL NEWS CHARLOTTE Richard C. DayRichard C. Day, 77, passed away Monday, Feb. 3, 2014, in Port Charlotte, Fla. He was born June 25, 1936, in West Palm Beach, Fla., and moved to Punta Gorda, Fla., in 1938. Richard is survived by his daughters, Susan Day Wells and Holly Day Smith; grandsons, Dalton Smith and Hunter Wells; great-grandson, Levi Smith; many nieces and nephews; along with special cousins, Gary Day, Ros Day, Warner Day, Jerry McLendon, Lucia Ann Ridlehoover and many others. He was preceded in death by his wife, Ruth Kidd Day; parents, George and Grace Day; sister, Billy Jean Bourgeault; brother, George J. Day; and grandson, Jared Ross Nieberg. A celebration of Richards life will be held at 1 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 8, 2014, at Charlotte Memorial Funeral Home and Cemetery, 9400 Indian Springs Cemetery Road, Punta Gorda. Following the service, his cremated remains will be carried on horseback to their nal resting place next to his loving wife at Indian Springs Cemetery. Friends and family then will return to Charlotte Memorial for food, fellowship and fun. In lieu of owers, the family asks that donations be made to: Tidewell Hospice, 1158 Veronica St., Port Charlotte, FL 33952; Charlotte County Cows n Plows, 30275 Beech Road, Punta Gorda, FL 33982; or Charlotte Senior FFA, 1250 Cooper St., Punta Gorda, FL 33950. Arrangements are by Charlotte Memorial Funeral Home, Cemetery and Crematory.Matthew P. HaynesMatthew P. Matt Haynes, 49, went to be with the Lord, Saturday, Jan. 25, 2014. He was born Jan. 11, 1965. Matt leaves behind his wife who was always by his side, Theresa; dad, Michael Keen (Marie) Haynes; son, Brian Chittum; daughter-in-law, Sheila Chittum; grandsons, Zachery Chittum and Brian Chumley; aunt, Earlene Foreman; and dear friends, Jimmy and Judy Arrington. He was preceded in death by his mother, Patty (nee Jones) Haynes; uncle, Frank Wiley Jones; and grandmother, Elizabeth Jones. Matt was loved by all who knew him. There will be a celebration of life at 6 p.m. Wednesday, Feb. 12, 2014, at Englewood Bible Church, 501 Yale St., Englewood, Fla.W.L. IronsW.L. Irons, 87, of Port Charlotte, Fla., passed away Wednesday, Feb. 5, 2014. Arrangements are by Kays-Ponger & Uselton Funeral Home and Cremation Services Punta Gorda, Fla., Chapel.Harold J. MarcouHarold J. Marcou, 89, of Punta Gorda, Fla., passed away Wednesday, Feb. 5, 2014, at his home. He was born Jan. 31, 1925, in Berlin, N.H., the son of William and Elizabeth Marcou. Harold served in the U.S. Navy during World War II, on board the USS Santee CVE29, where he was injured twice. He was a retired retail Sales Manager from W.T. Grant, and moved to this area in December 1985 from Hope Valley, R.I. Harold was the Assistant Chaplain of National Association of Police Chiefs, Chaplain for Florida National Cemetery, Chaplain for the Charlotte County Veterans Council, a member of the Kentucky Colonels, and a Life Member with the AMVETS, the American Legion, the DAV, the VFW, the Florida Sheriffs Association, the U.S. Naval Institute, the Tailhooker Association (Carriers with the U.S. Navy), and the Non Commissioned Ofcers Association. He was very active in the Veteran community, including ministering to their needs and making visits to Veterans in nursing homes or hospitals. Harold will be missed by his wife of 67 years, Evelyn; daughter, Melissa Alexander of West Virginia; brother, Daniel Marcou of New Hampshire; sister, Margaret Dalphonse of New Hampshire; grandson, Ryan Alexander; and numerous nieces and nephews, including nieces, Maureen Strange of Port Charlotte, Fla., and Lisa Dodge of Epping, N.H. A funeral Mass will be held at 10 a.m. Monday, Feb. 10, 2014, at San Antonio Catholic Church, with Father Brian Finnerty ofciating. Burial will follow at 2 p.m. at Florida National Cemetery. To express condolences to the family, please visit www. Ltaylorfuneral.com and sign the online guest book. Arrangements are by Larry Taylor Funeral and Cremation Services.Arnold E. Schaner Jr.Arnold E. Skip Schaner Jr., 84, passed away Saturday, Feb. 1, 2014. Skip and his wife Shirley retired to Port Charlotte, Fla., in 1986, and were High School Sweethearts since the ninth grade. He leaves behind his beloved wife of 64 years, Shirley. Skip was the father of Patricia A. Rusoff and Michael T. Mickey Schaner; grandfather to Deborah M. OBrien, Robert J. Rusoff Jr. and Jesse C. (Carleen) Rusoff; and great-grandfather to Kristin, Brooke, William and Christopher Rusoff, and Daniel and Bridget OBrien; and also is survived by a grand-dog, Sushi.Walter R. SchlichtMr. Walter R. Schlicht, 82, of Punta Gorda, Fla., and Pittsburg, N.H., passed away Monday, Feb. 3, 2014, at his home in Florida, after a long period of failing health. He was born May 30, 1931, in Union City, N.J., the only child of Walter M. and Matilda A. (nee Luhmann) Schlicht. He served with honor in both the U.S. Marine Corps and the Air Force. Walter leaves behind his sister-in-law, Lois Gebhardt of Charlottesville, Va. He was preceded in death by his beloved wife, Margaret, in 2013; and his parents. Calling hours will be from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 8, 2014, at Jenkins & Newman Funeral Home in Colebrook, N.H. Locally, the family will receive friends at 11 a.m. Wednesday, Feb. 12, 2014, at Faith Lutheran Church in Punta Gorda, followed by a funeral service with the Rev. Dana Narring ofciating. An interment service with military honors will take place later in the spring at Pittsburg Hollow Cemetery in New Hampshire. Expressions of sympathy in memory of Mr. Schlicht may be sent to Faith Lutheran Church, 4005 Palm Drive, Punta Gorda, FL 33950. Condolences may be offered to the family online by going to www.jenkinsnewman.com. Arrangements are by Jenkins & Newman Funeral Home, Colebrook.ENGLEWOOD June HuffmanJune Huffman, 94, of Marion, Ind., and formerly of Englewood, Fla., died Sunday, Feb. 2, 2014, in her residence in Marion. Arrangements are by Needham-StoreyWampner Funeral Service, Marion.NORTH PORT Virginia Docter RitsonVirginia Docter Ritson, 92, passed away peacefully Saturday, Feb. 1, 2014. She was a longtime resident of Sarasota, Fla. Her smile and sense of humor will be missed. Virginia lived her life as a Christian lay minister, an artist and a lover of fashion. Virginia is survived by her only daughter, Tena Docter; son-in-law, Allain Hale; and her brother, Aaron Lee (Nancy) Morris. A memorial will be planned for a future date. Her passing was made easier by the comfort and care of Tidewell Hospice. For online condolences, please visit www.mckeenorthport. com.DESOTOThere were no deaths reported in DeSoto Thursday. | OBITUARIESNancy Jean AlbertsonThe Queen Angel has gone to Heaven. While her time here was short, December 6, 1949 to February 3, 2014 (age 64) we are forever grateful for the time she gave us. Nancy proudly lived in Charlotte County for 45 years alongside the love of her life, Reece. Nancy was best known for her family values and her commitment to her husband, daughters and granddaughters. She will be remembered for her attention to detail and making everything she did so unique and over-the-top. Nancy was the denition of a classy, glamorous lady. With an amazing sense of humor and a personality that was truly bigger than life, she made everyone around her feel so special. Her strong will and determination was admired by all. Nancy certainly accomplished anything and everything she set her mind to. To know Nancy, was to love Nancy for sure! With accomplishments and achievements too nu merous to mention, Nancys career as an Executive Assistant began at General Development where she spent 18 years before moving on to United Telephone (Sprint), where she retired after 15 years of service. Her dedication and strong work ethic will be part of her legacy. Although she enjoyed her work family, she truly enjoyed retirement with her husband, children, and grandchildren. Nancy is survived by her husband Maurice Albertson (Reece) of 40 years, whom she loved so dearly Not The Boss of her. She is also survived by two daughters, Lori Albertson Smith The First Born (Larry Smith), Kristen Albertson The Favorite, two granddaughters, Courtney Peterson The Princess and Blayklee Peterson The Shining Star, two furry, four-legged boys, Baylee and Bo. She is also survived by two brothers, Thomas Galbraith (Penny Galbraith) and Donald Deeder (Patricia Deeder) along with countless other family members she loved so dearly. Celebration of Life Memorial will be held Saturday February 8, 2014 at 11:30am at Kays-Ponger & Uselton 2405 Harbor Blvd. Port Charlotte, Fl 33952. In lieu of owers, Nancy requested donations be made to the following in her honor: Charlotte County Public Schools, Honor Chorus, 1445 Education Way, Port Charlotte, FL 33948 (Attn: Ellen Harvey); or Animal Welfare League of Charlotte County, 3519 Drance St., Port Charlotte, FL 33980. Jack Pittard GilbertJack Pittard Gilbert, age 88, passed away Tuesday, February 4, 2014 at home in Punta Gorda, Florida. He is survived by his loving and devoted wife Mary Humphrey Gilbert of 10 years. They joy ously melded their families, researched genealogy and enjoyed their grandchildren. Surviving children are Gary (Margaret) of Fairfax, VT, and Carol (Eugene Laskowski) of Bristol, WI by June Cole Gilbert (d). Our extended family now counts Hal (Caroline), Richard Crownover, and Catherine Crownover Elvy. He proudly looked forward to the future of his 8 grandchildren and 4 great-grandchildren and linking us with over a thousand ancestors to Giles Gilbert (1535-1597), Bridgewater, Somerset, England. Born November 8, 1925 to Joseph Warren and Bettie Pittard Gilbert, he grew up in Grifton, NC with his brothers William Parker Gilbert (d) and Samuel Joseph Gilbert of Absecon, NJ. He is a WWII veteran in the Navy service as Pharmacists Mate Armed Services Hospital Staten Island, NY and First Marine Division in Guam. His was an analytical chemist working in the pharmaceutical industry and had a BS from Wagner College on SI, NY. He served professionally as Chair of the Staten Island and the New York State sections of the American Chemical Society and was a Fellow of the American Institute of Chemists. He retired from Merck Research Laboratory, Rahway, NJ as senior research group leader. Jacks community service was notable. He was Master of Tompkins Lodge F&AM (471), Commander of the Staten Island Masonic War Veterans and a regional board member of The Salvation Army. He was an Elder and Deacon of the Dutch Reformed Church of America, and Scout Master. In Florida he assisted with the adult education and studied American Sign Language. Jack was the family photographer and the neigh borhood friend who willingly helped so many. He will be missed and remembered. In Lieu of owers the family would appreciate donations be made to Tidewell Hospice Philanthropy Department. Family will receive friends and neighbors on Monday, February 10, 2014 from 1-3 PM with Masonic Rites at 2:30 PM at Charlotte Memorial Funeral Home Chapel, 9400 Indian Springs Cemetery Rd, Punta Gorda, FL. Final Rest and Military Honors will be conducted at Sarasota National Cemetery, Sarasota, FL at 2:30 PM on Tuesday, February 11, 2014. Arrangements by Charlotte Memorial Funeral Home, Crematory and Cemetery. Geraldine Jane TaylorGeraldine Jane Geri Taylor, 74, of Port Charlotte, Fla., and New Lothrop, Mich., died Sunday, Feb. 2, 2014, at Fawcett Memorial Hospital in Port Charlotte. She was born Aug. 1, 1939, in Flint, Mich., and has been wintering in Port Charlotte for 25 years. Dan and Geri were avid travelers, and members of the Michigan Knights of the Highway, the Family Motor Coach Association, Trinity United Methodist Church in Chesaning, Mich., and Gulf Cove United Methodist Church in Port Charlotte. Geri was famous for her pies and loved to shop. She enjoyed knitting Victorian Beaded Purses. Geri is survived by her loving husband, Daniel A. Taylor of New Lothrop; three sons, Jeffrey A. (Brenda) Taylor of Port Charlotte, Douglas Scott (Janelle) Taylor of New Lothrop, and Scott Daniel (special friend, Aimee) Taylor of Conyers, Ga.; a daughter, Sue Ann (Daniel) Bishop of St. Charles, Mich.; and nine grandchildren, Taylor, Terry and Travis Bishop, and Zachery, Isaiah, Noah, Savannah and Faith Taylor, all of Michigan, and Heather Taylor of Georgia. There will be a visitation from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. Monday, Feb. 10, 2014, at Roberson Funeral Home & Crematory, Port Charlotte Chapel. Funeral services, with visitation, will be held at 11 a.m. Tuesday, Feb. 11, 2014, at Gulf Cove United Methodist Church, 1100 S. McCall Road, Port Charlotte, FL 33981. Memorial services will be held at a later date in Michigan. Friends may visit www.robersonfh.com to sign the memory book and extend condolences to the family. Arrangements are by Roberson Funeral Home & Crematory, Port Charlotte Chapel. Betty Jane Coolley SmithBetty Jane Coolley Smith, 88, of Englewood, Fla., passed away Wednesday, Feb. 5, 2014, at Blake Medical Center in Bradenton, Fla. She was born Feb. 18, 1925, in Indianapolis, Ind., to John and Carolyn (nee Burgett) Coolley. Betty was educated in Charleston, Ill., at the Eastern Illinois Teachers College High School and the University of Illinois, where she participated in drama, speech contests and numerous other social and educational pursuits. She married Jack B. Smith of Champaign, Ill., on June 28, 1946. Betty began her career in the Ofce of the Circuit Clerk, Probate Division; she was elected as the Clerk of the Circuit Court of Champaign County, Ill., and served two terms. While Circuit Clerk, she served as Secretary, Vice President and President of the Illinois Association of Court Clerks. She was active in the Association of Court Managers. Upon retirement, Betty and Jack built a home in Englewood, at Oyster Creek Golf and Country Club, and moved there in 1991, where she continued her many community activities. She was a member of Community Presbyterian Church in Englewood. Betty is survived by her children, Jack (Janice) Smith of Edison, N.J., Judith (Tom) Clarke of Riverside, Calif., and Travers City, Mich., James (Karen) Smith of Florida, Janet S. Wells of Savoy, Ill., and Julia Anne Smith; six grandchildren; and three great-grandchildren. She was preceded in death by her husband; and her daughter, Jane Waldbillig. A Memorial Service will be held at a later date. In lieu of owers, the family requests memorial contributions c/o Will Coolley, P.O. Box 203, Brocton, IL 61917, to assist in the maintenance of Faireld Chapel in Newman, Ill. You may share a memory or express condolences to the family at www.englewoodfh. com. Arrangements are by Englewood Community Funeral Home with Private Crematory. 50462988 JAMES W. 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Our Town Page 6 C www.sunnewspapers.net The Sun /Friday, February 7, 2014 To view todays legal notices and more visit, www .oridapublicnotices.com To view todays legal notices and more visit, www .oridapublicnotices.com 3100 LEGALS FICTITIOUS NAME3112 2/7/2014 INVITATION TO BID3114 PRAIRIE CREEK PARK Property Owners Association is r equesting bids for the mowing and maintenance of the park r oadsides and greenbelts. Interested contractors should contact Star at 941-575-6764 or s.danko@ starhospitalitymanagement.com for more info & a Request for Proposal packet. Proposals will be due no later than March 4, 2014. NOTICE OFACTION3116 IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE TWENTIETH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT IN AND FOR CHARLOTTE COUNTY, FLORIDA CASE NO.: 12-490-CA ALEKSEY VIKTOROV and AMERICOOL, INC., Plaintiffs, v. MALAIKA WINT, Defendant. NOTICE OF ACTION STATE OF FLORIDA TO: MALAIKA WINT 21 Academy Avenue Providenciales, T urks & Caicos TKCA 122 IS HEREBY NOTIFIED that an action has been instituted against you in the Circuit Court of the T wentieth Judicial Circuit in and for Charlotte County, Florida styled Aleksey V iktor ov and Americool Inc. v Malaika W int, to stay enforcement of foreign judgment. Y ou are required to file your answer with the Clerk of this Court and to serve thereon on Plaintiffs counsel, Glenn N. Siegel, P.A., 17825 Murdock Circle, Suite A, Port Charlotte, Florida 33948 (Service E-Mail: kim@glennsiegellaw .com and gsiegel@glennsiegellaw .com ) on or before February 26 2014. If y ou fail to do so, a default will be entered against for the r elief demanded in the Complaint Dated this 21st day of January 2014. BARBARA T. SCOTT, CLERK As Clerk of the Court By: C.L.G. As Deputy Clerk Publish: 1/24/14, 1/31/14 2/7/14 and 2/14/14 340821 2992795 IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE TWENTIETH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT IN AND FOR CHARLOTTE COUNTY, FLORIDA CIVIL ACTION CASE NO.: 08-2013-CA-003697 DIVISION: JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, Plaintiff, vs. FLORIDA FIRST ESCROW COMPANY, AS TRUSTEE UNDER THE PROVISIONS OF A TRUST AGREEMENT DATED THE 1ST DAY OF JANUARY, 2002, KNOWN AS THE AMERICAN CHARITABLE 21298 TRUST, et al, Defendant(s). NOTICE OF ACTION To: THE UNKNOWN BENEFICIARIES OF THE AMERICAN CHARITABLE 21298 TRUST Last Known Address: Unknown Current Address: Unknown ANY AND ALL UNKNOWN P ARTIES CLAIMING BY, THROUGH, UNDER, AND AGAINST THE HEREIN NAMED INDIVIDUAL DEFENDANT(S) WHO ARE NOT KNOWN TO BE DEAD OR ALIVE, WHETHER SAID UNKNOWN PA RTIES MAY CLAIM AN INTEREST AS SPOUSES, HEIRS, DEVISEES, GRANTEES, OR OTHER CLAIMANTS Last Known Address: Unknown Current Address: Unknown YOU ARE NOTIFIED that an action to foreclose a mortgage on the following property in Charlotte County, Florida: LOT 7, BLOCK 2807, PORT CHARLOTTE SUBDIVISION, SECTION 45, A SUBDIVISION, ACCORDING TO THE PLAT THEREOF, AS RECORDED IN PLAT BOOK 5, PAGES 56A THROUGH 56E, INCLUSIVE, OF THE PUBLIC RECORDS OF CHARLOTTE COUNTY, FLORIDA. A/K/A 21298 AUSTIN AVE, PORT CHARLOTTE, FL 33952 has been filed against you and you are required to serve a copy of your written defenses within 30 days after the first publication, if any, on Albertelli Law, Plaintiffs attorney, whose address is P.O. NOTICE OFACTION3116 Box 23028, Tampa, FL 33623, and file the original with this Court either before service on Plaintiffs attorney, or immediately thereafter; otherwise, a default will be entered against you for the relief demanded in the Complaint or petition. This notice shall be published once a week for two consecutive weeks in the Charlotte Sun-Her ald WITNESS my hand and the seal of this court on this 31st day of Jan uary 2014. Clerk of the Circuit Court By: C.L.G. Deputy Clerk **See the Americans with Disabilities Act If you are a person with a disability who needs any accommodation in order to participate in a court proceeding, you are entitled, at no cost to you, to the provision of certain assistance. Please contact the Administrative Services Manager, whose office is located at 350 E. Marion Ave., Punta Gorda, FL 33950 and whose telephone number is (941)637-2281, within two (2) working days of receipt of this notice; if you are hearing or voice impaired. call 1-800-955-8771. To file response please contact Charlotte County Clerk of Court, 350 E. Marion Street, Punta Gorda, FL 33651-1687, Tel: (941) 637-2238; Fax: (941) 6372216. Publish: February 7 and 14, 2014 272484 2998776 IN THE CIRCUIT COURTOF THE TWENTIETH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT, IN AND FOR CHARLOTTE COUNTY, FLORIDA Case No.: 14-0161-CA Division: MARIO ADALBERTO AMAYA, Petitioner and MELBA PATRICIA AMAYA, Respondent. NOTICE OF ACTION FOR DISSOLUTION OF MARRIAGE (NO CHILD OR FINANCIAL SUPPORT) TO: MELBA PATRICIA AMAYA Address Unknown YOU ARE NOTIFIED that an action for dissolution of marriage has been filed against you and that you are required to serve a copy of your written defenses, if any, to it on MARIO ADALBERTO AMAYA whose address is 22232 MIDWAY BLVD, PORT CHARLOTTE, FL 33952 on or before 2/28/2014, and file the original with the clerk of this Court at 350 E MARION AVE, PUNTA GORDA, FL 33950, before service on Petitioner or immediately thereafter. If you fail to do so, a default may be entered against you for the relief demanded in the petition. The action is asking the court to decide how the following real or personal property should be divided:NONE Copies of all court documents in this case, including orders, are available at the Clerk of the Circuit Courts office. You may review these documents upon request. Y ou must keep the Clerk of the Circuit Courts office notified of your current address. (You may file Notice of Curr ent Address, Florida Supreme Court Approved Family Law Form 12.915.) Future papers in this lawsuit will be mailed to the address on record at the clerks office. WARNING: